- Date
- July 1, 1984, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Blanco, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N738RWCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840701028459A
- Case key
- 21386
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Charts/other manuals - incorrectFactor
Landed at wrong airport - inadvertentCause
Lack of familiarity with geographic areaFactor
Go-around - not possibleFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Overrun
Complete gear collapsed
Landing gear,main gear - overload
Landing gear,nose gear - overload
Analysis
Due to the tatum ranch private airstrip being incorrectly marked on the sectional chart the plt was using, he inadvertantly landed at the wrong arpt lost control of the acft & was unable to go around or stop. The acft continued off the end of the gravel runway down into a ravine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N738RW
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17270L87
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Patrick Colin Smith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 5, 1983
- Departed
- San Antonio, TX
- Destination
- Blanco, TX
- Airport
- Riv Ranch, runway 18, 2,000 × ft, gravel
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 369 total · 369 in this make and model · 369 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 97 °F, dew point 10 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.