- Date
- May 3, 1985, 11:53 local (16:53 UTC)
- Place
- Valparaiso, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N23388Cessna 172 M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850503016929A
- Case key
- 12892
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Analysis
The plt departed the griffith arpt on a local flt & proceeded to two other arpts to practice landings. He flew to the starke county arpt & made 5 or 6 landings, then went to the porter county arpt. After the 5th touch-&-go, he prepared to takeoff by retracting the flaps & insuring that he had mixture rich, carb heat off & throttle full forward. However, after lift-off, the acft did not seemed to climb normally. He rechecked all controls & everything seemed to be in the normal position, but the acft was not climbing. Before he initiated an emerg landing, the rgt wing struck the ground & the acft crashed. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23388
- Reported as
- Cessna 172 M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17264086
- Airframe hours
- 30,962
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Griffith Aviation,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Thomas G. Katshnias
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 26, 1984 · 886 hours before
- Departed
- 05C · Griffith, IN
- Destination
- OXI
- Airport
- VPZ · Porter County, runway 9, 6,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 226 total · 60 in this make and model · 1,769 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SBN, 345 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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