# NTSB CHI84LA044: Cessna 172, N2549L, Kentland, IN, November 14, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 14, 1983, 12:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place: Kentland, IN
- Coordinates: 40.769454, -87.440841 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7695&lon=-87.4408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84LA044
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12495/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA044

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - total, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT RAN OFF THE RWY INTO SOFT DIRT DURING LANDING ROLL AND CARTWHEELED. THE STUDENT PLT LANDED ON RWY 27 WITH WINDSREPORTED FROM THE SOUTH AT 18-20 KTS. AFTER A 100 FT GROUND ROLL THE ACFT LEFT THE RWY TO THE RIGHT INTO AN OPEN FIELD WHERE IT CARTWHEELED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2549L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2549L), registered now, S/N 17255749, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17255749
- Airframe hours: 1058
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300-D 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Dennis L. Brooks
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 26, 1983, 12 hours before
- Departed: RZL, RENSSELAER, IN
- Airport: 5OI, Kentland Municipal, runway 27, 3,500 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 58 total, 58 in this make and model, 41 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 18 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 50 °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 19831114057589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831114057589A), Nov 14, 1983: Cessna 172H, Kentland, IN, Substantial damage. Student with a passenger lost control landing in a crosswind. Nosed over off runway. Crosswing component exceeded.

## Other investigations on N2549L (1)

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 CHI83LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA417), Sep 2, 1983: Cessna 172H (N2549L), Wolcott, IN, 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.

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