# NTSB FTW86LRD08: Cessna 172P, N5234K, Many, LA, March 2, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 2, 1986, 11:55 local (17:55 UTC)
- Place: Many, LA
- Coordinates: 31.560701, -93.470794 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5607&lon=-93.4708&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): 22134
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW86LRD08
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22134/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRD08

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - crosswind
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17274025
- Airframe hours: 2096
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 52; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860302004379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860302004379A), Mar 2, 1986: Cessna 172P, Many, LA, Substantial damage. Veered off side of runway during crosswind landing. Nose wheel sank into soft shoulder. Aircraft then 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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