# NTSB ATL85LA019: Cessna 172M, N92388, Griffin, GA, October 24, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 24, 1984, 10:10 local (14:10 UTC)
- Place: Griffin, GA
- Coordinates: 33.289581, -84.279495 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2896&lon=-84.2795&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6694
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL85LA019
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6694/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA019

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - roll
  - touch-and-go - attempted, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92388-1991-04-11), registration cancelled 1991-04-11, S/N 17261571 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17261571
- Airframe hours: 1710
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19841024060739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841024060739A), Oct 24, 1984: Cessna 172M, Griffin, GA, Substantial damage. Lost control and veered off the runway on the landing roll. Tried to go around but rolled into a muddy embankment.

## Other investigations on N92388 (2)

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.

- [NTSB ATL89LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA049), Dec 2, 1988: Cessna 172M (N92388), Griffin, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL80FLG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLG19), Sep 5, 1980: Cessna 172M (N92388), Manning, SC, substantial damage

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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