MIA86LA254

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172P · Live Oak, FL · September 26, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
September 26, 1986, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
Place
Live Oak, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N54759Cessna 172P
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860926082039A
Case key
31708

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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
Planned approach - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Proper touchdown point - not attainedPilot in commandCause
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wetFactor
Go-around - not performed
On ground/water collision with objectLanding - roll
Object - fenceFactor

Analysis

The student plt stated that after he landed on a wet rwy, he was unable to stop & the acft continued off the end. Before stopping, the acft collided with a fence. According to the operator, the student had landed well beyond the normal touchdown area of the rwy.

Aircraft

Registration
N54759
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Category
Airplane
Serial number
17275049
Airframe hours
1,901
Engine
Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Eagle Flight Center,Inc.
Registered owner
R. B. Tate Inc
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · April 1, 1986 · 56 hours before
Departed
DAB · Daytona Beach, FL
Flight plan
VFR
Airport
24J · Suwannee County, runway 25, 3,000 × 75 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
34
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
151 total · 151 in this make and model · 31 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
160° at 4 knots
Visibility
7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
25,000 ft broken
Temperature
82 °F, dew point 79 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
JAX, 70 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.