# NTSB ATL98LA132: Cessna 172P, N54013, Farmville, NC, September 26, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 26, 1998, 07:05 local (11:05 UTC) - Place: Farmville, NC - Location: 35.5567° N, 77.5606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLANAGAN FLD (N08), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5567&lon=-77.5606&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 28, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 44022 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL98LA132 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/44022/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA132 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft and his improper use of the brakes, which led to the aircraft departing the left side of the runway. Contributing factors were the wet runway and the vehicle. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - vehicle ## Analysis The pilot stated that he flew a left traffic pattern for runway 03. He stated the final approach was flown at approximately 65 to 70 knots with 30 degrees of flaps. He said he landed about 500 feet down the runway, and during initial braking the aircraft began to slow down. However, the pilot said, that after a short time the brakes locked, and the aircraft slid off the left side of the wet grass runway striking a tractor and farm equipment. ## Factual narrative On September 26, 1998, about 0705 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N54013, collided with a tractor during landing on a grass strip in Farmville, North Carolina. The airplane was owned and operated by the commercial pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot was not injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight originated from Kinston Regional Jetport in Kinston, North Carolina, at 0650. The pilot stated that he flew a left traffic pattern for runway 03. He stated the final approach was flown at approximately 65 to 70 knots with 30 degrees of flaps. He said he landed about 500 feet down the runway, and during initial braking the aircraft began to slow down. However, the pilot said, that after a short time the brakes locked, and the aircraft slid off the left side of the wet grass runway striking a tractor and farm equipment. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot. Examination of the aircraft, found impact damage to the right wing strut, right wing spar, right upper and lower engine cowlings, prop spinner, and sudden stoppage to the engine. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N54013](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54013-2013-07-02), registration cancelled 2013-07-02, S/N 17274844, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172P - Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17274844 - Airframe hours: 5146 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Upton S. Freemon - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, July 30, 1998, 31 hours before - Departed: ISO, KINSTON, NC - Destination: N08, NC - Airport: N08, Flanagan Field, runway 3, 2,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 30; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 341 total, 137 in this make and model, 281 as pilot in command, 54 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 100° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: RDU, 63 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 19980926035429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980926035429A), Sep 26, 1998: Cessna 172P, Farmville, NC, Substantial damage. 9/26/98: Aircraft N54013 departed kinston regional jetport (kiso) on a part 91 flight to Flanagan field (NO8). On landing at Flanagan airstrip, NO8, a grass… 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.