# NTSB CHI03LA212: Cessna 172P, N98395, Pinckneyville, IL, July 14, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 14, 2003, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Pinckneyville, IL - Coordinates: 37.977779, -89.360557 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9778&lon=-89.3606&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 30, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Springfield FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 57505 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI03LA212 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57505/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA212 ## Probable cause The planned approach not maintained by the pilot and the delayed remedial action by the certified flight instructor. A contributing factor to the accident was the approach light. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, landing - planned approach - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - object - approach light/navaid (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane was substantially damaged when it impacted a runway threshold light during landing. According to the certified flight instructor, the private pilot was instructed to perform a forward slip landing. The CFI stated that he realized the approach was low and added power, but the airplane was too low and struck the threshold light. ## Factual narrative On July 14, 2003, at 1500 central daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N98395, operated by Southern Illinois University as an instructional airplane, was substantially damaged during final approach to runway 18 (4,000 feet by 60 feet, asphalt) at Pinckneyville-Du Quoin Airport (PJY), Pinckneyville, Illinois. The airplane struck a runway threshold light at the approach end of the runway. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 141 instructional flight was not operating on a flight plan. The certified flight instructor (CFI), private pilot, and student pilot passenger were uninjured. The flight originated from Southern Illinois Airport, Murphysboro, Illinois, at an unknown time. According to the CFI, the private pilot was practicing short field landings, soft field landings, and slips during the flight. "After his third landing he (private pilot) was instructed to perform a forward slip (power off) landing. He was performing the maneuver with no instructional assistance require[d], when his approach became low." The CFI reported adding power but stated that the airplane was too low and it impacted a threshold light on runway 18. The CFI reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures associated with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N98395](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98395), registered now, S/N 17276285, built 1985 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172P - Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1726285 - Airframe hours: 6997.6 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Board Of Trustees Of Southern Illinois - Registered owner: Southern Illinois University - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 24, 2003, 32.7 hours before - Departed: MDH, CARBONDALE/MURP, IL - Destination: PJY, PINCKNEYVILLE, IL - Airport: PJY, Pinckneyville-Du Quoin, runway 18, 4,000 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 42; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review April 29, 2003; seat: right; flight hours: 9,300 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 9,200 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days, 40 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours - Pilot; age 19; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2; last flight review August 12, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 115 total, 111 in this make and model, 43 as pilot in command, 38 in the last 90 days, 27 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: MDH, 13 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 20030714020119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030714020119A), Jul 14, 2003: Cessna 172P, Pinckneyville, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) While on a part 141 training flight the appropriately rated and qualified flight instructor was giving duel instruction to a student holding a private… ## Other investigations on N98395 (2) 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. - [NTSB GAA18CA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA360), Jun 14, 2018: Cessna 172 (N98395), Salem, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a pole while taxiing the airplane on the ramp. - [NTSB CHI89LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA007), Oct 9, 1988: Cessna 172 (N98395), Carbondale, IL, substantial damage 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.