- Date
- May 15, 1983, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Arcadia, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9558VCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830515019899A
- Case key
- 30889
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that on his approach to land, his speed was higher than normal & the acft touched down well past the normal touchdown point. He was unable to stop on the remaining rwy. The acft went off the end of the rwy & collided with a ditch. The plt reported that the flaps would not fully extend due to a battery problem. Witnesses reported the flaps were in the 10 to 15 deg range. Reportedly, the flaps operated normally after the accident when no air loads were present. The plt reported that the winds were variable up to 5 KTS. The 1455 EDT wind at the sarasota/bradenton arpt was from 190 deg at 10 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9558V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172 64 360
- Airframe hours
- 1,400
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ben Schanbeck & Arland Krumm
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1982 · 15 hours before
- Airport
- X06 · Arcardia Municipal, runway 13, 2,678 × 150 ft, grass/turf
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 360 total · 350 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SRQ, 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.