- Date
- October 4, 1984, 13:01 local (17:01 UTC)
- Place
- Norfolk, VA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N70554Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841004054859A
- Case key
- 6646
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was making his landing apch behind a Boeing 727 and in front of a Boeing 737. Plt was requested by ATC to make a short apch but was also cautioned about wake turbulence. On final apch at aprx 50 ft AGL, N70554 rolled sharply into a 90 deg bank, started to roll out of the bank, quit flying and turned right aprx 120 degs before contacting the ground, according to a witness. Plt stated he should have flown a higher apch or made a go around.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70554
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17267222
- Airframe hours
- 3,500
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E20, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- George J. Cartwright
- Registered owner
- George J. Cartwright
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 2, 1984 · 900 hours before
- Departed
- ORF · Norfolk, VA
- Airport
- ORF · Norfolk Int'L, runway 5, 9,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 21,962 total · 3,691 in this make and model · 21,900 as pilot in command · 564 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORF, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.