- Date
- February 28, 1982, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Lake City, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1026MCessna 172L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820228001309A
- Case key
- 71316
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While enroute, the pilot encountered an area with restricted visibility and with an estimated ceiling of 300 ft. after reversing course, he saw a forest road and elected to land. He reported that during the landing roll, a gust of wind was encountered causing the plane to drift right and go into a drainage ditch. Subsequently, the nose and right main gear failed, and other damage occurred as the plane traveled backward to a stop. At the accident site, the pilot estimated a ceiling of 500 ft and the wind gusting to 15 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1026M
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17259406
- Airframe hours
- 1,782
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Sergeant Aviation Inc,
- Registered owner
- Sergeant Aviation Inc,
- Departed
- Lake Butler, FL
- Destination
- 34J · New Smyrna Beac, FL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 816 total · 698 in this make and model · 652 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 8 knots
- Temperature
- 142 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 40 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.
Other investigations on N1026M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.