- Date
- November 3, 1988, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Rogersville, TN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N734ZMCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881103049839A
- Case key
- 7949
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Analysis
The plt reported that he was ferrying the airplane to obtain scheduled maintenance. Upon arrival over the arpt, he found that the only rwy was closed for maintenance. He then elected to land on a taxiway. He made a short-field ldg and applied the brakes 'firmly' after touchdown. Both tires blew out during the ldg roll, and he lost control of the acft. The acft collided w/ a parked truck and a fence. Exam of the acft tires revealed that they had blown out as a result of excessive braking. The distance from the taxiway entrance at the rwy edge to the truck was approximately 500 ft. several hangars & other obstacles were located off the end of the taxiway along the acft's initial direction of travel. Exam of a Cessna 172N info manual revealed that about 500 ft was required for the ldg roll given the conditions reported by the plt. A NOTAM (d) which advised of the closed rwy was issued 2 days earlier, and was in effect at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N734ZM
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269245
- Airframe hours
- 1,046
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Tri-City Aviation
- Registered owner
- Littrell, Donald
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 3, 1988 · 96 hours before
- Departed
- Bristol, TN
- Airport
- RVN · Hawkins County
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
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 528 total · 199 in this make and model · 474 as pilot in command · 65 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 32 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.