# NTSB NYC83LA180: Cessna 172, N75563, Haverhill, MA, July 17, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 17, 1983, 14:50 local (18:50 UTC)
- Place: Haverhill, MA
- Location: 42.7762° N, 71.0773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haverhill, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7762&lon=-71.0773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35232
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83LA180
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35232/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA180

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - landing gear,normal brake system - disabled (contributing factor)
  - maintenance - inadequate, company/operator management (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT OVERRAN THE DEPARTURE END OF THE 2100 FT RWY 32 DURING LANDING. THE WIND WAS FROM 320 DEGREES AT 10 KTS. THE PILOT STATED HE MADE ONE GO-AROUND BECAUSE HE WAS HIGH. HE REPORTED THAT THE 2ND APPROACH WAS FLOWN AT 65 MPH WITH THE TOUCHDOWN ACCOMPLISHED ABOUT 500 FT FROM THE THRESHOLD. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT BRAKING WAS MINIMAL. THE ACFT VEEREDLEFT, WAS CORRECTED BACK BUT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RWY INTO HEAVY UNDERBRUSH. AN INSPECTION OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM DISCLOSED THAT THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED SATISFACTORIALY WITH NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKS. THE LINING ON BOTH THE LHAND RH PRESSURE PLATE ASSEMBLY WERE IN SATISFACTORY CONDITION BUT THE LINING ON THE RH BACK PLATE WAS MISSING. THE LINING ON THE LH BACK PLATE ASSEMBLY WAS EXCESSIVELY WORN AND PIECES WERE MISSING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75563](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75563-2000-06-13), registration cancelled 2000-06-13, S/N 17267812 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172 67812
- Airframe hours: 2742
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Kirsten R. Graham
- Registered owner: West Point Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 17, 1982, 26 hours before
- Departed: SWF, STEWART, NY
- Destination: 8B6, HAVERHILL, MA
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: 8B6, Haverhill, runway 32, 2,100 × 95 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 444 total, 68 in this make and model, 287 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F

## 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 19830717064609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830717064609A), Jul 17, 1983: Cessna 172N, Haverhill, MA, Substantial damage. Overran the runway on the landing roll. Pilot skill and worn brakes were factors.

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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