# NTSB FTW84LA367: Cessna 172N, N5521D, Arlington, TX, August 24, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 24, 1984, 17:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Coordinates: 32.670482, -97.099288 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6705&lon=-97.0993&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21443
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA367
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21443/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA367

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - crosswind
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - airport facility
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

AFTER TWO UNSUCCESSFUL LANDING ATTEMPTS THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RWY, VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY, COLLIDING WITH A CONCRETE STRUCTURE. RWY 16 WAS USED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5521D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17272592
- Airframe hours: 1672
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Cothran Aviation
- Registered owner: Larry Mccoy
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 6, 1984, 22 hours before
- Departed: SNL, SHAWNEE, OK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: E54, Arlington Muni, runway 16, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 34 total, 13 in this make and model, 11 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 70° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 97 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: DFW, 5 nm away

## 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 19840824043449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840824043449A), Aug 24, 1984: Cessna 172N, Arlington, TX, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on third atempt to land in a crosswind. Struck a culvert and nosed over.

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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