- Date
- November 8, 1985, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Westbrook, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N733SGCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851108057679A
- Case key
- 21942
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft nosed over during a precautionary landing on rough terrain. The plt reported that at aprx 600 ft AGL, a gradualdecrease in RPM was experienced. Carb heat was applied for about 15 secs but was removed when the RPM decrease continued. A precautionary landing was made during which the nose gear contacted a tree stump, collapsed and the acft nosed over. Post accident inspection of the eng failed to disclose any mechanical failure/malfunction. The only discrepancy noted were soot covered spark plugs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N733SG
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17268508
- Airframe hours
- 2,933
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Louis Rosenbaum, doing business as Trans Regional
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 28, 1985 · 33 hours before
- Departed
- BGS · Big Spring, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,564 total · 3 in this make and model · 1,250 as pilot in command · 95 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 18 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MAF, 67 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.