- Date
- August 19, 1990, 15:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Lawrencevile, GA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5354QCessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 8264
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
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.
Analysis
The airplane experienced a loss of engine power while in cruise at 7500 feet MSL. The pilot switched from left to right main tank, attempted restart without success and was committed to a forced landing. During rollout on soft terrain, the airplane pitched forward on the nose wheel and left wingtip to an inverted postion, resulting in substantial damage. The passenger reported no injury; the pilot sustained minor injury. The left auxiliary tank and right main tank contained fuel; the left main tank was empty upon inspection. Test affirmed transfer and engine operation given fuel. No mechanical discrepancy was found to account for power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5354Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274776
- Airframe hours
- 3,689
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Air Center Gwinnett Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 14, 1990 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- LZU
- Airport
- LZU · Gwinnett County, runway 25, 4,012 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 79 total · 10 in this make and model · 38 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 97 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTY, 30 nm away