MKC83LA181

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Camdenton, MO · August 8, 1983

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
August 8, 1983, 12:44 local (17:44 UTC)
Place
Camdenton, MO
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9388HCessna 172
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830808043639A
Case key
33462

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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.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Distance - misjudgedPilot in commandFactor
Airspeed - misjudgedPilot in commandFactor
Flare - improperPilot in commandCause
Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - flare/touchdown
Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentPilot in commandCause
Nose gear collapsedLanding - roll
Landing gear,nose gear - overloadFactor
Nose overLanding - roll

Analysis

The plt reported that during the landing, the acft veered to the left, went off the rwy into grass, then the nose gear collapsed & the acft nosed oer. Marks on the rwy indicated that the acft was landed long, bounced & then touched down with the nose pointed to the left side of the rwy.

Aircraft

Registration
N9388H
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Serial number
172-66132
Airframe hours
156
Engine
Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
B & M Aviation Inc.
Registered owner
Herbert L. Bracjt
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · September 9, 1982 · 99 hours before
Departed
3SL · St. Charles, MO
Airport
H21 · Camdenton Mem, runway 15, 3,400 × 40 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
46
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
76 total · 10 in this make and model · 27 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
5,000 ft broken
Temperature
90 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

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