# NTSB FTW82DA348: Cessna 172P, N5404K, Albuquerque, NM, August 15, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 15, 1982, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Coordinates: 35.190643, -106.690338 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1906&lon=-106.6903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69719
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA348
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69719/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA348

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - loose gravel/sandy (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER A BOUNCED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, ENCOUNTERED SANDY TERRAIN, AND WAS DAMAGED. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 7000 FT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5404K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5404K-2018-02-15), registration cancelled 2018-02-15, S/N 17274096, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17274096
- Airframe hours: 769
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Aeronautica Aviation
- Registered owner: J.E. Day
- Departed: Q64, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Destination: Q64, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Airport: Q64, Alameda, runway 17, 6,080 × 0 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 172 °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 19820815041669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820815041669A), Aug 15, 1982: Cessna 172P, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Student made hard landing and lost directional control running off side of runway.

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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