- Date
- January 30, 1983, 13:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Wohlford, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N517OKCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 23608
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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.
Analysis
The acft ran off the departure end of the runway during an aborted takeoff and nosed over. The pilot started a takeoff on a 1500 foot dry runway. After about 1000 feet of runway had been used the pilot decided to abort the takeoff. Brakes were applied and the acft skidded 350 feet on asphalt, ran through a large puddle of water and skidded another 145 feet on dirt runway. At the runways end the acft was moving slowly as it started down an incline. During this time the nose gear dug in and the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N517OK
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273997
- Airframe hours
- 1,738
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320H, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Alladin Aviation
- Registered owner
- Patrick M. Griffith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · September 28, 1982 · 55 hours before
- Destination
- CRQ · Carlsbad, CA
- Airport
- L68 · Lake Wohlford, runway 21, 1,500 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 121 total · 40 in this make and model · 89 as pilot in command · 46 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None