# NTSB FTW82DA061: Cessna 172H, N2605L, Mesquite, TX, February 19, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: February 19, 1982, 14:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place: Mesquite, TX
- Coordinates: 32.76057, -96.589805 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7606&lon=-96.5898&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA061
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71671/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA061

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, go-around (vfr)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
  - mixture - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17255805
- Airframe hours: 3047
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 32; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820219004839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820219004839A), Feb 19, 1982: Cessna 172H, Mesquite, TX, Substantial damage. Too fast on landing. Began goaround. Engine quit on climb. Nosed over landing in plowed field. Misused mixture.

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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