- Date
- April 16, 1983, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Williston, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N84107Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830416014459A
- Case key
- 30879
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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 - in flight
Level off - improperFactor
Directional control - not maintainedFactor
Aborted landing - performedFactor
Go-around - initiatedFactor
Flight controls - improper use ofCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
During a spot landing contest the acft bounced after touchdown & started drifting off the rwy. The plt added power to avoid another acft taxiing in the opposite direction adjacent to the rwy & at about 25 ft AGL the plt lost control of the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84107
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17258336
- Airframe hours
- 5,912
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 152 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Williston Flight Center
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 16, 1983 · 41 hours before
- Airport
- FL19 · Crosswind Farms, runway 36, 3,700 × ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 89 total · 5 in this make and model · 42 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.