- Date
- March 2, 1986, 11:55 local (17:55 UTC)
- Place
- Many, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5234KCessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860302004379A
- Case key
- 22134
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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
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - not correctedCause
Weather condition - crosswind
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftCause
Nose gear collapsed
Terrain condition - softFactor
Nose over
Analysis
The acft drifted off the rt side of the rwy into the soft shoulder during landing in a 10-12 kt x-wind. When the nose gear contacted the soft dirt it collapsed, which resulted in a nose over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5234K
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274025
- Airframe hours
- 2,096
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kenneth R. Bennett
- Registered owner
- John R. Wilkes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 14, 1985 · 74 hours before
- Departed
- HKS · Jackson, MS
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 3R4 · Hart, runway 30, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 265 total · 75 in this make and model · 198 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.