MKC82DA103

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172N · Marion, IA · June 13, 1982

Accident · No injuriesFinal report
Date
June 13, 1982, 13:25 local (18:25 UTC)
Place
Marion, IA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5158ECessna 172N
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report June 13, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19820613024019A
Case key
71585

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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
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
Distance - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Airspeed - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Go-around - not performedPilot in commandCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - ditchFactor

Analysis

The pilot reported that he took off, stayed in the traffic pattern, and made a normal approach with one notch of flaps at about 75 mph. He stated that on final approach, the wind shifted from 350 to almost 180 degrees. He landed long and was unable to stop on the runway. The aircraft continued off the end of the runway and was damaged when it collided with a ditch.

Aircraft

Registration
N5158E
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Category
Airplane
Serial number
17271743
Airframe hours
984
Engine
Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Corwin L. Riegsecker
Registered owner
Brentner Aircraft Inc.
Departed
C17 · Marion, IA
Destination
C17 · Marion, IA
Airport
C17 · Marion, runway 35, 2,800 × 100 ft, gravel

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
31
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
96 total · 22 in this make and model · 52 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
250° at 10 knots
Visibility
20 statute miles
Temperature
172 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.