# NTSB CHI83LA167: Cessna 172M, N92777, Holland, MI, April 12, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 12, 1983, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Holland, MI
- Coordinates: 42.77008, -86.099662 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7701&lon=-86.0997&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12131
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA167
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12131/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA167

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT LANDED NOSE WHEEL FIRST IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND. THE ACTIVE RUNWAY WAS 5 AND THE WIND WAS 150 DEGREES AT 15 KTS GUSTING TO 21 KTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT BEFORE SHE COULD ROUND OUT A WIND GUST CAUSED THE ACFT TO DROP AND MAKE CONTACTON THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE FIRE WALL WAS BENT. NO ONE WAS INJURED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92777](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92777), registered now, S/N 17261616, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17261616
- Airframe hours: 2855
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Macatawa Flyers, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 1982, 0 hours before
- Airport: HLM, Park Township, runway 5, 3,075 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 100 total, 41 in this make and model, 65 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 21 knots, gusting 21
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 39 °F

## 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 19830412014589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830412014589A), Apr 12, 1983: Cessna 172M, Holland, MI, Substantial damage. Landed hard on the nosewheel. Impact collapsed the nose gear and bent the engine firewall.

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.

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