- Date
- July 15, 1983, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Superior, NE
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N737HTCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830715034629A
- Case key
- 33444
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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
The plt stated he touched down on the right wheel, rolled on the rwy and became airborne again with the acft banked to the right. He applied power and the engine went to high RPM. The acft swung right almost 180 degrees before touching down off the rwy to the right. Winds were gusting 18 KTS. Turf rwy 18 was also available.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N737HT
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269436
- Airframe hours
- 1,780
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Fred L. Carlson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 28, 1983
- Departed
- SNY · Sidney, NE
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 12K · Municipal, runway 14, 3,700 × 60 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
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 104 total · 104 in this make and model · 69 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 235° at 12 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.