- Date
- March 19, 1983, 17:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Near Lakeland, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N84FPCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830319008619A
- Case key
- 30857
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft swerved off the runway and collided with trees during landing, there were no injuries to the aircraft occupants. The pilot said he made a normal soft field landing on his private grass strip. When he passed the large treesthe wind pushed the acft to the left. The pilot remembered the small trees too late and believed he could have stopped before the collision.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84FP
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271329
- Airframe hours
- 5,019
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wolfgang Unger
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 29, 1982 · 0 hours before
- Airport
- Private, runway 16, 3,000 × ft, grass/turf
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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--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 161 total · 119 in this make and model · 72 as pilot in command · 88 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIE, 45 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 N84FP · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.