- Date
- August 30, 1983, 12:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place
- Middlebourne, WV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5331TCessna 172E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830830045139A
- Case key
- 6183
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that en route, the eng began to run rough. Reportedly, he applied carburetor heat, full rich mixture & full throttle, but was unable to significantly increase the power. He circled for a short time, then made an emergency landing. An exam of the eng revealed sooted spark plugs & oil fouling of the #2 & #4 lower spark plugs. No apparent mechanical failure or malfunction was verified. The temp & dew point were 87 & 67 deg, respectively. Damage had occurred during the landing roll when the acft encountered a gulley.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5331T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17251231
- Airframe hours
- 1,683
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Slink Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 28, 1983 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- 5G8 · Jeanette, PA
- Destination
- HTS · Huntington, WV
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 191 total · 126 in this make and model · 157 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.