- Date
- January 16, 1983, 13:50 local (19:50 UTC)
- Place
- Carrollton, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N737VQCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830116001009A
- Case key
- 20695
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that during arrival, he entered the downwind with no problem; however, when he attempted to turn on a left base, the aileron control locked up. He stated he could turn neither left nor right by using ailerons. Reportedly, the acft would bank to the right when he used left rudder & vice versa. The plt declared an emergency. After continuing westerly aprx 6 mi, he reduced power & landed in a wheat fld. During he landing roll, the nose gear hit a ditch & collapsed and the acft nosed over. An exam of the flt controls failed to disclose any preimpact failure or malfunction. A check of the auto-pilot revealed that the control servo, pn 1C-465-1-732, was covered with an oily appearing substance that was sticky, and would not slip until well above the specified 42 lbs of cable tension. No other preimpact malfunctions or failures of the acft were found. The relatively inexperienced plt did not remember engaging the auto-pilot.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N737VQ
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269712
- Airframe hours
- 647
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Tejas Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- William F. Johnston
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 31, 1982 · 14 hours before
- Departed
- ADS · Addison, TX
- Airport
- ADS · Addison
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 72 total · 62 in this make and model · 44 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °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.