- Date
- February 19, 1982, 14:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Mesquite, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2605LCessna 172H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820219004839A
- Case key
- 71671
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that the aircraft touched down about 1/3 of the way down the runway and was rolling fast past the intersection so he elected to initiate a go-around. When at about 100 feet AGL the engine quit and an emergency landing was made in a plowed field about 300 feet past the end of the runway. After an engine and component disassembly revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction the pilot stated that he may have pulled the mixture control out too FAR and inadvertently killed the engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2605L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17255805
- Airframe hours
- 3,047
- Engine
- Continental O-300-C, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael D. Newman
- Registered owner
- Michael D. Newman
- Departed
- F42 · Mesquite, TX
- Destination
- F42 · Mesquite, TX
- Airport
- F42 · Hudson Field, runway 17, 4,000 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 83 total · 83 in this make and model · 51 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °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.