MIA83LA154

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172N · Chuluota, FL · June 5, 1983

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 5, 1983, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
Place
Chuluota, FL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6376FCessna 172N
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830605022779A
Case key
30894

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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.

OverrunLanding - roll
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
Proper touchdown point - exceededPilot in commandCause
Distance - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Go-around - not performedPilot in commandCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll

Analysis

The acft ran off the departure end of the runway into a pond during landing. The landing was on runway 29 and the wind was from 40 degrees at 14 KTS. The pilot said the wind changed after he started landing. He also stated that he landed more than half way down the runway because of standing water on the runway.

Aircraft

Registration
N6376F
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Category
Airplane
Serial number
17273210
Airframe hours
891
Engine
Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Kjenslie Knut
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Utility
Last inspection
100 hour · June 5, 1983 · 1 hours before
Departed
SFB · Sanford, FL
Airport
X45 · Flying Seminole, runway 29, 4,000 × 160 ft, grass/turf

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
33
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
273 total · 1 in this make and model · 138 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
40° at 14 knots
Visibility
7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
3,500 ft broken
Temperature
77 °F, dew point 72 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
ORL, 15 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 N6376F · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.