- Date
- September 10, 1982, 19:45 local (Sep 11, 1982, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Katy, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N73922Cessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820911045369A
- Case key
- 71234
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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
During a biennial flight review, the pilot/owner began a simulated emergency landing. Reportedly, the engine was not cleared during a long power-off descent from 900 ft. when it became apparent that the field would not be reached, the flight instructor took control of the aircraft and opened the thottle. The engine did not respond to full throttle and the aircraft was landed short of the runway in soft, wet, rough terrain. Subsequently, the plane nosed over. No mechanical engine discrepancies were reported.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73922
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17267746
- Airframe hours
- 833
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Robinson, James T.
- Registered owner
- Robinson, James T.
- Departed
- Houston, TX
- Destination
- Houston, TX
- Airport
- 56T · Cardiff Brothers, runway 35, 3,000 × 100 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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 278 total · 241 in this make and model · 222 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 183 °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.