- Date
- January 21, 1986, 18:26 local (Jan 22, 1986, 00:26 UTC)
- Place
- Corpus Christi, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N738DCCessna 172N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 21992
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student was receiving dual instrument flt instruction. She had conducted several practice instrument apchs, all in VMC conditions. The last was an ILS to rwy 13 at Corpus Christi int'l arpt. It started in VMC conditions but entered clouds at about 550 ft. the descent continued to about 300 ft at which time the CFI called a missed apch. The CFI started a climb to about 350 ft and he felt ground impact. Before impact he noted the acft was in a 20 deg right bank and he leveled the wings. The student stated she was in a state of fatigue when the accident occurred. She had been using the airspeed and vertical spped indicators to verify the acft was climbing. She made no reference to the attitude indicator for pitch control. The CFI stated he spent 3 or 4 hrs with the student doing basic airwork. The CFI had renewed his CFI certificate 3 days before the accident by attending a FAA approved ground training course. There was no flt check involved in the certificate renewal.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N738DC
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269887
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- R.B. Gulley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 2, 1985
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CRP · Corpus Christi In'L, runway 13, 7,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,880 total · 265 in this make and model · 1,716 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 140° at 13 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 100 ft
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRP