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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172M · Griffin, GA · October 24, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
October 24, 1984, 10:10 local (14:10 UTC)
Place
Griffin, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N92388Cessna 172M
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19841024060739A
Case key
6694

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of control - in flightLanding - roll
Touch-and-go - attemptedPilot in commandFactor
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftPilot in commandCause
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Ground loop/swerve - not correctedPilot in commandCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Main gear collapsedLanding - roll
Landing gear,main gear attachment - overload

Analysis

The acft ran off the side of the rwy during landing. The plt planned to do touch and go landings. On the 1st landing theacft veered to the right and rolled off the rwy. The plt added power but the acft went into a ditch. The student plts logbook was not endorsed for solo in a C-172.

Aircraft

Registration
N92388
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Category
Airplane
Serial number
17261571
Airframe hours
1,710
Engine
Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Gene C. Ford
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · March 22, 1984 · 240 hours before
Airport
6A2 · Griffin Spalding County, runway 13, 3,300 × 75 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
36
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
65 total · 8 in this make and model · 23 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
160° at 4 knots
Visibility
5 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
9,000 ft broken
Temperature
68 °F, dew point 63 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
ATL, 29 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.

Other investigations on N92388 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.