- Date
- April 3, 1991, 19:00 local (Apr 4, 1991, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- North Liberty, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N737VPCessna C172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910403008299A
- Case key
- 15036
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent touchdown and inadequate remedial action. Related factors are the low pass maneuver, and the soft terrain.
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 pilot was operating the aircraft low over his property, with the airplane set up in the landing configuration. He stated that he applied full power to arrest the airplane's descent, but the airplane continued to settle to the soft, muddy ground. The pilot continued to attempt to abort the landing, but the airplane struck a ditch and came to a stop. A post accident engine run up indicated the engine was capable of normal operation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N737VP
- Reported as
- Cessna C172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269711
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Plymouth Avaition, Inc.
- Departed
- C65 · Plymouth, IN
- Destination
- C65 · Plymouth, IN
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 498 total · 2 in this make and model · 265 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 9 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.