# NTSB FTW82DA363: Cessna 172M, N9703V, Mccook, TX, September 2, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 1, 1982, 19:10 local (Sep 2, 1982, 00:10 UTC)
- Place: Mccook, TX
- Coordinates: 26.209976, -98.31092 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2100&lon=-98.3109&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71621
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA363
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71621/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA363

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - go-around - attempted, pilot in command
  - airspeed - not possible, pilot in command
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command

## Analysis

WHILE THE PILOT WAS LANDING WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND CONDITION, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A CONCRETE STAND PIPE. THIS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE WING, WING STRUT AND PROPELLER. A GO-AROUND WAS ATTEMPTED, BUT THE DAMAGED PROPELLER FAILED TO PRODUCE SUFFICIENT THRUST. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A FIELD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9703V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17264480
- Airframe hours: 1158
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Herman A. Skloss
- Registered owner: Albert Keller
- Departed: SSF, SAN ANTONIO, TX
- Destination: CVO, CORVALLIS, OR
- Airport: runway 18, 3,000 × 0 ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 220 total, 220 in this make and model, 180 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 120° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 201 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: MFE, 10 nm away

## 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 19820901045049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820901045049A), Sep 1, 1982: Cessna 172M, Mccook, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft drifted off side of runway during landing and struck concrete stand pipe.

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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