# NTSB FTW81DQG21: Cessna 172P, N52846, Paducah, TX, April 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1981
- Place: Paducah, TX · PADUCAH, TX
- Location: 34.0140° N, 100.3037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paducah, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0140&lon=-100.3037&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126890
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DQG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0487   81/4/8    PADUCAH,TX          CESSNA 172P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 292
        TIME - 1700                    N52846              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 154 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAN E RICHARDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SULPHUR SPRINGS,TX          PADUCAH,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- PLT STATED ALT TOO HIGH TURNING ON FINAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52846](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52846-2013-05-02), registration cancelled 2013-05-02, S/N 17274621 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dan E Richards

## 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 19810408014979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810408014979A), Apr 8, 1981: Cessna 172P, Paducah, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during touchdown and airplane veered off runway onto soft ground.

## Other investigations on N52846 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL04CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA133), Jun 19, 2004: Cessna 172 (N52846), Kennesaw, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll that resulted in the on ground collision with the ground, and the subsequent collapse of the nose gear.

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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