- Date
- April 11, 1987, 17:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Brewster, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N118FPCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870411009029A
- Case key
- 34363
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The PIC rptd verring left and off the side of the sod strip where he was attempting a lndg. The PIC stated that the lndg gear began sinking into soft grnd off the side and the acft slowed rapidly. After slowing the nose wheel collapsed rearward flipping the acft inverted. The PIC stated he was unable to correct back to the center of the rwy once he was off to the side in the soft gnd.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N118FP
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271267
- Airframe hours
- 4,307
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tony Smith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 28, 1987 · 32 hours before
- Departed
- ICT · Wichita, KS
- Destination
- Brewster, KS
- Airport
- PVT · Hutton
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 238 total · 164 in this make and model · 207 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GLD, 21 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.