FTW82DA224

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Duncan, OK · June 13, 1982

Accident · No injuriesFinal report
Date
June 13, 1982, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
Place
Duncan, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1023BCessna 172
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report June 13, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19820613022799A
Case key
70523

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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.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Level off - improperPilot in commandCause
Lack of total experiencePilot in command

Analysis

The student pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings in winds from the southeast at 10 gusting 15 KTS. Just prior to landing, the aircraft encountered a gust of wind, then touched down hard. The engine fire wall was buckled and two tires blew out.

Aircraft

Registration
N1023B
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Serial number
28542
Airframe hours
3,389
Engine
Continental O-300-C, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Clifford W. Miller
Registered owner
Clifford W. Miller
Departed
DUC · Duncan, OK
Destination
DUC · Duncan, OK
Airport
DUC · Halliburton Airport, runway 17, 5,000 × 100 ft, concrete

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
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Flight hours
73 total · 69 in this make and model · 28 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
135° at 15 knots
Visibility
20 statute miles
Temperature
185 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.