# NTSB MKC84LA075: Cessna 172P, N55277, Springfield, MO, February 14, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 14, 1984, 17:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Coordinates: 37.939014, -91.760032 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9390&lon=-91.7600&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33631
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC84LA075
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33631/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA075

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON THE FINAL LEG OF A X-COUNTRY FLT. WHILE LANDING WITH A GUSTY X-WIND, THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY, ENCOUNTERED SOFT TERRAIN & NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55277](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55277-2020-08-19), registration cancelled 2020-08-19, S/N 17275150, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17275150
- Airframe hours: 433
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-DLJ 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: James Loren White
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 11, 1983, 115 hours before
- Departed: COU, COLUMBIA, MO
- Destination: 3DW, SPRINGFILED, MO
- Airport: 3DW, Springfield Down Town, runway 28, 3,845 × 35 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 60; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 211 total, 211 in this make and model, 21 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: SGF, 6 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 19840214003399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840214003399A), Feb 14, 1984: Cessna 172P, Springfield, MO, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft during crosswind landing.

## Other investigations on N55277 (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 CEN14CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA104), Jan 5, 2014: Cessna 172P (N55277), Cotulla, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while landing. The flight instructor's failure to monitor the flight contributed to the accident.

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.

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