# NTSB FTW85LA263: Cessna 172N, N733AN, Temple, TX, March 10, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 9, 1985, 23:00 local (Mar 10, 1985, 05:00 UTC)
- Place: Temple, TX
- Coordinates: 31.080505, -97.24913 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0805&lon=-97.2491&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21779
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW85LA263
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21779/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA263

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS CARRYING A PASSENGER DURING A NIGHT FLIGHT, MADE A HARD LANDING ON THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT TEMPLE, TX. THIS RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT BUT NO INJURY TO ITS TWO OCCUPANTS. THE STUDENT PILOT'S FLYING EXPERIENCE IS UNKNOWN. THIS WAS NOT A AUTHORIZED FLIGHT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N733AN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733AN), registered now, S/N 17268146 (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: 17268146
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Jo Ann Rodgers
- Registered owner: James Rodgers
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: TPL, Temple Muni

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown, unknown; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Night/dark

## 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 19850309029429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850309029429A), Mar 9, 1985: Cessna 172N, Temple, TX, Destroyed. Student on unauthorized crosscountry night flight with a passenger landed hard. Nose tire blown, firewall wrinkled.

## Other investigations on N733AN (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI81FEI11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI11), Jan 31, 1981: Cessna 172N (N733AN), Sandusky, OH, substantial damage

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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