# NTSB MIA83LA154: Cessna 172N, N6376F, Chuluota, FL, June 5, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 5, 1983, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Chuluota, FL
- Coordinates: 28.639791, -81.070182 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6398&lon=-81.0702&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30894
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA83LA154
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30894/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA154

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - proper touchdown point - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6376F-1992-11-06), registration cancelled 1992-11-06, S/N 17273210 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17273210
- Airframe hours: 891
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830605022779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830605022779A), Jun 5, 1983: Cessna 172N, Chuluota, FL, Substantial damage. Landed long due to water on first part of runway. Unable to go around or stop. Ran off into pond. Quarter tailwind.

## Other investigations on N6376F (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI92FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA201), Jul 7, 1992: Cessna 172N (N6376F), St Paul, MN, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRPLANES, WHICH RESULTED IN THEIR FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID CONFLICTING TRAFFIC, AND FAILURE OF THE RELIEVING CONTROLLERS TO USE THE RADAR DISPLAY TO…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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