- Date
- November 9, 1984, 13:20 local (19:20 UTC)
- Place
- Junction City, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N13030Cessna R172E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841109061299A
- Case key
- 33887
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Pilot was experiencing communications difficulties, diverted from destination to nearby uncontrolled arpt due to traffic considerations. Plt was unable to contact UNICOM and elected to circle for traffic and wind evaluation. Best runway for wind direction was selected and approach commenced. On final, pilot noted rate of descent relative to ground speed indicated a stronger headwind than originally thought, but did not increase power to compensate. Touch down was short of threshold in plowed area, causing aircraft to nose down in soft terrain. After deplaning, pilot evaluated wind at 15-20 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13030
- Reported as
- Cessna R172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1720239
- Airframe hours
- 4,967
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-D6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Red Leg Flying Club
- Registered owner
- U.S. Army
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 30, 1984 · 85 hours before
- Departed
- FSI · Ft. Sill, OK
- Airport
- 3JC · Junction City Muni, runway 23, 2,080 × 200 ft, grass/turf
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 502 total · 74 in this make and model · 289 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MHK, 10 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.