NYC88LA061

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Concord, NH · December 31, 1987

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
December 31, 1987, 11:50 local (16:50 UTC)
Place
Concord, NH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5383RCessna 172
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report May 26, 1989
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19871231072799A
Case key
36080

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Nose overLanding - roll

Analysis

The aircraft was landing at Concord municipal airport, and during landing roll, the aircraft veered to the left leaving the runway surface and nosed over in the field between the taxiway and runway 35.

Aircraft

Registration
N5383R
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Serial number
17252918
Airframe hours
3,039
Engine
Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
David J. Abood
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
MHT · Manchester, NH
Airport
CON · Concord, runway 35, 6,004 × 150 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
35
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
20 total · 20 in this make and model

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
180° at 10 knots, gusting 15
Visibility
30 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
25 °F, dew point -0 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.