- Date
- February 17, 1987, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Endicott, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N80583Cessna 172-M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870217007769A
- Case key
- 30608
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Analysis
The Cessna 172 was making a landing on runway 21 when it veered off the runway to the right and struck a snow bank. The aircraft received substantial damage and the sole occupant, the pilot, was uninjured. The winds were reported to be from 330' at less than 8 KTS. When the aircraft was examined by a mechanic after the accident. He noted that all wheels rotated freely and the nosewheel strut was extended and locked with weight off the nosewheel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80583
- Reported as
- Cessna 172-M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17266659
- Airframe hours
- 3,039
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E20, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ace Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · November 10, 1986
- Departed
- ITH · Ithaca, NY
- Airport
- N17 · Tri-Cities, runway 21, 3,900 × 75 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
- 25
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 523 total · 402 in this make and model · 425 as pilot in command · 49 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.