- Date
- June 15, 1986, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Fe, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N52985Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19860615024279A
- Case key
- 16981
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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 plt stated that shortly after takeoff the engine began running rough and she was cleared by the tower to land on any rwy. The plt chose rwy 10. She added one notch of flaps over the rwy threshold and the acft continued to float, touching down with 1/3 of the rwy remaining. Brakes were applied; however, the acft continued off the rwy where it contacted a ditch and nosed over. Post accident exam revealed the #4 cylinder exhaust valve was stuck.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52985
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274652
- Airframe hours
- 1,958
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Deer Valley Aviation, doing business as Aero Mech Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 29, 1986 · 44 hours before
- Destination
- SDL · Scottsville, AZ
- Airport
- SAF · Santa Fe, runway 10, 6,291 × 100 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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 321 total · 38 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAF
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.