- Date
- April 25, 1982, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Delaplane, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3588SCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820425011409A
- Case key
- 70446
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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
On landing the pilot noticed braking action was poor due to wet grass on the strip. The nose of the aircraft struck a soft spot on the runway, sank in and sheared off the nose gear. The aircraft then nosed over. Investigation revealed the pilot/owner had recently added dirt to several low spots on the strip and had not compacted it.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3588S
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172-50788
- Airframe hours
- 3,314
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jimmie H. Rothe
- Registered owner
- Jimmie H. Rothe
- Departed
- Corning, AR
- Destination
- CGS · College Park, MD
- Airport
- Private, runway 5, 2,000 × 0 ft, grass/turf
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 229 total · 80 in this make and model · 200 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 149 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3588S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.