- Date
- April 24, 1985, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Brooksville, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7846XCessna 172B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850424014389A
- Case key
- 31270
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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.
Analysis
According to a plt statement, he entered the traffic pattern at about 800 ft & held 70 mph with 10 deg of flaps & the carb heat on. After turning onto final apch, he advanced the throttle for a power adjustment, but the eng did not respond. Subsequently, the nose gear collapsed during a forced landing near the edge of a pond short of the rwy. A post-crash exam revealed no preimpact part failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7846X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17248346
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Moe Gittleson
- Registered owner
- Clemmons, Clifford
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 4, 1985 · 4 hours before
- Airport
- XO5 · Pilot Country, runway 18, 3,700 × 72 ft, asphalt
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
- 67
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 341 total · 341 in this make and model · 210 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.