# NTSB MIA84LA008: Cessna 175, N6511E, Ft. Mccoy, FL, October 8, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 8, 1983, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Ft. Mccoy, FL
- Location: 29.3650° N, 81.9670° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort McCoy, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3650&lon=-81.9670&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA84LA008
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31048/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA008

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command
  - proper touchdown point - exceeded, pilot in command
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ABOUT 10 MIN AFTER DEPARTING FT MCCOY, FL, THE PLT REALIZED HE HAD FORGOTTEN HIS FLT BAG, SO HE RETURNED TO LAND AT THE AIRSTRIP. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT FLOATED, & AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RWY REMAINING TO SAFELY STOP OR GO AROUND. BEFORE STOPPING, THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE STRIP & THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS LIGHT & VARIABLE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6511E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6511E), registered now, S/N 56011, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 56011
- Airframe hours: 2587
- Engines: CONTINENTAL GO-300-C 175 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Bob R. Chivers
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, May 8, 1983, 36 hours before
- Destination: OCF, OCALA, FL
- Airport: Ft. Mccoy, runway 36, 1,000 ×  ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 132 total, 36 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: GNV, 30 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 19831008055749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831008055749A), Oct 8, 1983: Cessna 175, Fort Mccoy, FL, Substantial damage. The aircraft floated during landing, overran the runway and struck trees.

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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