- Date
- July 8, 1984, 07:45 local (12:45 UTC)
- Place
- Lansing, IL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N75915Cessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840708030679A
- Case key
- 12684
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft ran off the end of the rwy into a ditch during landing. The plt said that his landing speed was 'well above normal touchdown speed.' He had made one approach before the accident and went around because he was 'landing long.' There were no reported malfunctions in equipment.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75915
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17268039
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David W.Nelson
- Registered owner
- Aviation Management Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1984
- Departed
- C59 · Delavan, WI
- Destination
- 3HA · Lansing, IL
- Airport
- 3HA · Lansing, runway 9, 2,470 × 75 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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 137 total · 8 in this make and model · 75 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.