- Date
- October 15, 1982, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Toston, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5325DCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821015067009A
- Case key
- 72850
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot elected to practice some landings on a gravel road. He stated that during the first approach, he was high and elected to go around. On the second approach, a landing was made. However, the pilot reported that during touchdown, the airspeed was fast and the aircraft began to porpoise. When it became obvious that there was insufficient room to complete the landing, a go-around was initiated. After lift-off, the aircraft's left stabilizer struck a fence post. Subsequently, the aircraft settled, the nosewheel struck an irrigation system, and the plane nosed over. The density altitude was about 4700 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5325D
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272520
- Airframe hours
- 1,365
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gerald P. Kitto
- Registered owner
- Gerald P. Kitto
- Departed
- C · Belgrade, MT
- Destination
- C · Belgrade, MT
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 112 total · 83 in this make and model · 42 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 167 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.