# NTSB CHI84LA193: Cessna 172M, N8890V, West Lafayette, OH, May 16, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 16, 1984, 13:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place: West Lafayette, OH
- Coordinates: 40.269374, -81.749237 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2694&lon=-81.7492&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): 12615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84LA193
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12615/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA193

## 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)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACRT SWERVED OFF THE RWY INTO SOFT PLOWED TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER. THE PLT SAID THAT THE WIND HAD CHANGED DIRECTION AND VELOCITY SINCE HIS TAKEOFF 2 HOURS BEFORE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8890V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8890V), registered now, S/N 17264248, built 1974 (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: 17264248
- Airframe hours: 468
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Donald E. Jackson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 7, 1984, 0 hours before
- Departed: PHD, PHILADELPHIA, OH
- Airport: 80G, Tri-City, runway 28, 3,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## 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; seat: left; flight hours: 185 total, 140 in this make and model, 142 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 350° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: ZZV, 20 nm away

## 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 19840516017179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840516017179A), May 16, 1984: Cessna 172M, West Lafayette, OH, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in a gusty crosswind. Left the runway and nosed over in soft plowed ground.

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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