- Date
- May 6, 1983, 13:22 local (18:22 UTC)
- Place
- Evansville, IN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8084BCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830506018079A
- Case key
- 12166
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft ballooned during landing and stalled coming down on the nose gear. The nose gear collapsed and the acft draggedboth wing tips during the sequence. The plt said the landing was normal until the main gear touched down and then a gustof wind lifted the acft 3-4 ft. the acft stalled. The plt was told later that one of his passengers grabbed the yoke and pushed the rudder when the gust lifted the plane. A witness said the acft made a slow approach with full flaps and ballooned to 5-7 ft AGL. At the top of the balloon it pitched abruptly down with right wing low.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8084B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 29884
- Airframe hours
- 6,459
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tri State Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 16, 1983
- Airport
- EVV · Evansville Dress Reg., runway 18, 5,080 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 16 in this make and model · 100 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 19 knots, gusting 26
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EVV
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.