- Date
- June 4, 1989, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cedar Key, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6013ECessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890604014219A
- Case key
- 32447
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
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
The plt stated that he had not flown for about 2 months & he made 2 takeoffs & ldgs at his home arpt before departing for cdk. During the 1 hr 20 min flt, the plt stated the acft operated normally. At ckd, he stated the wind sock was limp, so he landed on rwy 23. On touchdown, the acft began to swerve to the right, so he executed a go-arnd. On the next ldg, a similar swerve occurred, but the plt did not arrest the swerve prior to the acft leaving the rwy & hitting a tree. After the accident, the nose wheel steering, wheels & brakes were examined & no evidence of any malfunctions were noted. Prelim repairs were made to the acft, & it was flown back to its home base by another plt without further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6013E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271983
- Airframe hours
- 1,775
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Eagle Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Departed
- SFB · Sanford, FL
- Destination
- CDK · Cedar Key, FL
- Airport
- CDK, runway 23, 2,400 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 125 total · 50 in this make and model · 80 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 57 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 N6013E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.