# NTSB FTW83LA003: Cessna 172N, N4845J, Sugarland, TX, October 3, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 3, 1982, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Sugarland, TX
- Coordinates: 29.609035, -95.609214 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6090&lon=-95.6092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72752
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA003
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72752/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA003

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aborted landing - not selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not selected, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

AFTER OVERSHOOTING HIS FIRST APPROACH, THE PLT TOUCHED DOWN AT MIDFIELD & RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY INTO A DITCH.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4845J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4845J), registered now, S/N 17273685, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17273685
- Airframe hours: 1761
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Cliff Hyde Flying Service Inc.
- Registered owner: Houston Tong Service Inc.
- Departed: T41, LA PORTE, TX
- Destination: FTW, FORT WORTH, TX
- Airport: SGR, Hull Field, runway 17, 3,260 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 95 total, 19 in this make and model, 51 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 10 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821003050879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821003050879A), Oct 3, 1982: Cessna 172N, Sugar Land, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot landed aircraft long and fast. Ran off end 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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