# NTSB FTW84LA169: Cessna 172D, N2882U, Belle Chasse, LA, March 14, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 14, 1984, 12:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place: Belle Chasse, LA
- Coordinates: 29.840732, -90.00077 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8407&lon=-90.0008&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA169
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21285/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA169

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFTS NOSE GEAR DUG INTO MUD DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. THE ACFT THEN NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2882U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17250482
- Airframe hours: 1463
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300-D 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: George A. Green
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, October 1, 1983, 24 hours before
- Departed: BELLE CHASSE, LA
- Airport: Anchor Nate

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 220 total, 183 in this make and model, 183 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °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 19840314005619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840314005619A), Mar 14, 1984: Cessna 172D, Belle Chasse, LA, Substantial damage. Nose wheel sank into mud causing a noseover while landing on a private airport.

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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