- Date
- May 28, 1983, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bemidji, MN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7453GCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830528025629A
- Case key
- 12196
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft veered off the rwy during landing. The landing was on rwy 07. The wind was from 360 degrees at 15 KTS. A thunderstorm was in the area and some turbulence remained. The pilot stated he felt one good bump at 50 AGL and from that point to touchdown very little wind or turbulence. He heard stall warning as main gear touched down. The nosewheel was lowered to surface. The acft began to drift right. The pilot said he responded with full aileron and rudder but it was not enough. The acft left the rwy to the left.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7453G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17259153
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Erstad Eldon D.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 17, 1982 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- Y33 · Maple Lake, MN
- Destination
- D45 · Warroad, MN
- Airport
- BJI · Bemidji, runway 7, 5,700 × 100 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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 74 total · 7 in this make and model · 47 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BJI
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7453G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.