# NTSB MKC83LA077: Cessna 172, N6258E, Greenfield, MO, March 16, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 15, 1983, 18:32 local (Mar 16, 1983, 00:32 UTC)
- Place: Greenfield, MO
- Coordinates: 37.409152, -93.839958 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4092&lon=-93.8400&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83LA077
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33389/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA077

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, landing
  - light condition - dusk (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - raising of flaps - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - maneuver - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rising (contributing factor)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT BEFORE LANDING HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT & EXTENDED FULL FLAPS. REPORTEDLY, HE MADE A STEEP APPROACH TO THE 3000 FT, SOD RWY. HE SAID HE OVERSHOT THE 1ST HALF OF THE RWY & TOUCHED DOWN AT ABOUT MIDFIELD. AT THIS POINT, THE PLT INITIATED A GO-AROUND. INITIALLY, HE APPLIED FULL THROTTLE, REMOVED THE CARBURETOR HEAT & REDUCED THE FLAPS TO 30 DEG. THE PLT STATED THE ACFT ACCELERATED SLOWLY & SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RWY WHEN THE FLAPS WERE REDUCED TO 20, THEN 10 DEG. THE ACFT PASSED THE END OF THE RWY WITH 10 DEG OF FLAPS. THE PLT WAS ABLE TO PULL UP & CLEAR TREES & A POWER LINE. AFTER CROSSING, THE OBSTACLES, HE LOWERED THE NOSE, THEN TURNED TO AVOID A HOUSE. HOWEVER, THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB OVER THE RISING TERRAIN. THEREFORE, THE PLT ELECTED TO LAND IN A PASTURE, BUT THE ACFT HIT A LOW VOLTAGE LINE, THEN AFTER LANDING, IT HIT A STUMP & NOSED OVER. THE OWNER'S MANUAL RECOMMENDED ZERO FLAPS FOR TAKEOFFS OVER OBSTACLES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6258E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6258E-1983-07-13), registration cancelled 1983-07-13, S/N 46358 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 46358
- Airframe hours: 5596
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300A 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Steven Vanderhoof
- Registered owner: Larry D. Talbot
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 22, 1980
- Departed: SGF, SPRINGFIELD, MO
- Airport: 1M09, Eagles Point-Red Barn Apt, runway 18, 3,000 × 120 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 57 total, 53 in this make and model, 30 as pilot in command, 33 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 150° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: SGF, 26 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 19830315009279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830315009279A), Mar 15, 1983: Cessna 172, Greenfield, MO, Substantial damage. Landed long then tried to go around. Unable to clear obstacles. Hit wires,a tree stump, and nosed over in a pasture

## Other investigations on N6258E (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC66D0468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0468), Jan 29, 1966: Cessna 172 (N6258E), Emlenton, PA, substantial damage

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.