# NTSB CHI84LA353: Cessna 172N, N4692G, Magnolia, OH, August 19, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 19, 1984, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Magnolia, OH
- Coordinates: 40.649581, -81.289993 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6496&lon=-81.2900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12744
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84LA353
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12744/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA353

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not possible, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - high vegetation
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND WITH A 10 KNOT LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE COULD NOT GET THE ACFT TO SETTLE ON THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING. THE ACFT WENT INTO THE BRUSH AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT STATED THAT A GO-AROUND WAS NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF OBSTRUCTIONS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4692G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4692G), registered now, S/N 17273318 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17273318
- Airframe hours: 1993
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Beaver Valley Flying Club, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: BVI, BEAVER FALLS, PA
- Airport: OH04, Magnolia, runway 22, 3,345 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 448 total, 35 in this make and model, 222 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: CAK, 18 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 19840819041399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840819041399A), Aug 19, 1984: Cessna 172N, Magnolia, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during crosswind landing. Aircraft ran off runway into high brush.

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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