# NTSB ATL83LA338: Cessna 172, N2882L, Falls Of Rough, KY, August 20, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 20, 1983, 14:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place: Falls Of Rough, KY
- Coordinates: 37.599868, -86.549575 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5999&lon=-86.5496&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA338
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6178/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA338

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, go-around (vfr)
  - object - wire,transmission(marked) (contributing factor)
  - raising of flaps - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - clearance - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, go-around (vfr)

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE DURING A G0-AROUND. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ACFT HAD ROLLED ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE 2700 FT RWY BEFORE A GO-AROUND WAS STARTED. THE COLLISION OCCURRED 850 FT BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY 30 FT AGL AND 400 FT LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE FLAPS WERE FULLY EXTENDED. THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE WAS 98 DEGREES F.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2882L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17256082
- Airframe hours: 4308
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Florentius J. Winsink
- Registered owner: Alpha Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Unknown, June 19, 1983, 3 hours before
- Departed: FRANKFORT, KY
- Destination: FALLS OF ROUGH, KY
- Airport: 213, Rough River, runway 36, 2,500 × 55 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 200 total, 60 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 99 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830820043139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830820043139A), Aug 20, 1983: Cessna 172, Falls Of Rough, KY, Substantial damage. Struck wires on an attempted go around with flaps full down. Temperature was 98 degrees.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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