# NTSB ATL98LA104: Cessna 172, N4103F, Ocean Isle Bch, NC, August 6, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 6, 1998, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC) - Place: Ocean Isle Bch, NC - Coordinates: 33.930122, -78.469596 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9301&lon=-78.4696&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report February 15, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 43626 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL98LA104 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/43626/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA104 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate inflight planning that resulted in excessive airspeed and altitude for a full stop landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause) - altitude - excessive, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ditch ## Analysis The pilot returned to the departure airport for a full stop landing. As she turned final for the landing, she realized that another airplane was behind her in the traffic pattern. At this point she elected to maintain a higher than normal airspeed and altitude on final. The pilot reported that the airplane touched down about 2000 feet down the 4000 foot long runway. The airplane rolled off the departure end of the runway, crossed a two lane road, and collided with a ditch. The pilot also recalled that there was a slight cross wind during the landing, and as she applied brakes to stop the airplane, the brakes appeared to have been ineffective in slowing the airplane. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot. ## Factual narrative On August 6, 1998, at 1100 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172, N4103F, collided with a ditch, according to the pilot, on the departure end of runway 06 at the Ocean Isle Beach airport in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. The personal flight operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. A review of weather data from the nearest reporting facility disclosed that visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. An examination of the airplane at the accident site disclosed that the airframe received substantial damage. The private pilot received minor injuries. The airplane departed Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, at 1030. The pilot reported that she had completed a routine pleasure flight and had returned to Ocean Isle Beach for a full stop landing. As she turned final for the landing, she realized that another airplane was behind her in the traffic pattern. At this point she elected to maintain a higher than normal airspeed and altitude on final. The pilot reported that the airplane touched down about 2000 feet down the 4000 foot long runway. The airplane rolled off the departure end of the runway, crossed a two lane road, and collided with a ditch. The pilot also recalled that there was a slight cross wind during the landing, and as she applied brakes to stop the airplane, the brakes appeared to have been ineffective in slowing the airplane. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4103F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4103F-1999-11-04), registration cancelled 1999-11-04, S/N 46003 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172 - Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 46003 - Airframe hours: 3900 - Engines: Continental O-300-A 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Jeanne T. Stackhouse - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 15, 1998, 50 hours before - Departed: 6J0 - Airport: 6S5, Ocean Isle Airport, runway 6, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 77; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 750 total, 750 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,200 ft overcast - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: ILM, 50 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 19980806019839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980806019839A), Aug 6, 1998: Cessna 172, Hamilton, MT, Substantial damage. Acft landed long, ran across a road, and struck a bank of dirt. (.4)the pilot returned to the departure airport for a full stop landing. As she turned final… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.