# NTSB ATL84LA002: Cessna 172P, N53445, Columbia, SC, October 1, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 1, 1983, 11:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Coordinates: 33.990859, -81.080955 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9909&lon=-81.0810&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6355
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LA002
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6355/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA002

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - touch-and-go - initiated, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - initiated, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, takeoff
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)
- Nose over, takeoff

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT REPORTED HE WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO TAKEOFFS & LANDINGS ON RWY 11. WHILE ROLLING AFTER THE 4TH LANDING, POWER WAS APPLIED FOR TAKEOFF. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT & RAN OFF THE RWY. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT STRUCK A DRAINAGE DITCH & THE NOSE GEAR FAILED. THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE MOMENTARILY, TOUCHED DOWN & NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53445](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53445-1995-07-21), registration cancelled 1995-07-21, S/N 17274751 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17274751
- Airframe hours: 492
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Eagle Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 30, 1983, 6 hours before
- Airport: CAE, Columbia Metro, runway 11, 8,600 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 2 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 80° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CAE

## 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 19831001052769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831001052769A), Oct 1, 1983: Cessna 172P, Columbia, SC, Substantial damage. Student lost control on takeoff. Ran off runway. Nose wheel sheared on a ditch. Aircraft nosed over.

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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