- Date
- August 18, 1987, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Jacksonville, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N733DQCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870818051879A
- Case key
- 7503
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt departed Jacksonville in VFR conds without obtaining a wx briefing. While en route, she observed thunderstorm activity & elected to return to Jacksonville. By the time she returned, the wx had deteriorated & the wind had shifted to the south. The wind velocity was estimated to be about 20 KTS since the wind sock was fully extended. Drg a landing on rwy 27, the acft bounced & the plt lost directional control. Subsequently, the acft hit a ditch & was damaged. The plt operg handbook stated that with average plt technique, a direct x-wind of 15 KTS could be handled with safety. The plt extimated the wind was gusting to 30 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N733DQ
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17268218
- Airframe hours
- 4,220
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gold Dust Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 10, 1987 · 70 hours before
- Destination
- Gadsden, AL
- Airport
- Jacksonville, runway 27, 3,000 × 40 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
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 80 total · 30 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.