- Date
- October 3, 1982, 09:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place
- Seneca, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5308DCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821003052459A
- Case key
- 72596
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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
While landing on a 2300 ft runway, the plane touched down about 1000 to 1200 ft beyond the approach end. The pilot felt that there was insufficient room to stop safely, so she initiated a go-around. The pilot was unable to attain enough altitude to clear trees beyond the end of the runway. The left wing collided with trees and the plane crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5308D
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172272507
- Airframe hours
- 982
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Cumulus Ltd
- Registered owner
- Cumulus Ltd
- Departed
- Lewis Lockport, IL
- Destination
- Seneca, IL
- Airport
- ILL2 · Springbrook, runway 18, 2,300 × 60 ft, asphalt
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 185 total · 102 in this make and model · 126 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 21,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 149 °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.