# NTSB NYC88LA223: Cessna 172P, N172RQ, Freeport, PA, August 21, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 21, 1988, 08:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place: Freeport, PA
- Coordinates: 40.679607, -79.679702 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6796&lon=-79.6797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36217
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC88LA223
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36217/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA223

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - planned approach - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - downhill (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT SAID THAT HE HAD LANDED ON THE 2268 FT LONG, SOD STRIP ON SEVERAL PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. HE SAID THERE WAS A RIGHT CROSSWIND AT ABOUT 6 KTS. THE ACFT WAS TOO HIGH AND GO-AROUNDS WERE MADE FOLLOWING THE FIRST TWO APPROACHES. ON THE THIRD APPROACH, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN AT MIDFIELD. THE PLT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY WERE INEFFECTIVE ON THE WET GRASS. THE ACFT WENT OFF THE END OF THE RWY AND DOWN A SLOPE. A SHORT WAY DOWN THE SLOPE, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED TALL VEGETATION AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N172RQ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172RQ-2011-11-28), registration cancelled 2011-11-28, S/N 172-76324, built 1985 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172-76324
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Steel City Aviation
- Registered owner: Jack A Klenik
- Departed: AGC, PITTSBURGH, PA
- Destination: G06
- Airport: G06, Mcville, runway 21, 2,268 × 200 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 238 total, 55 in this make and model, 179 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880821034179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880821034179A), Aug 21, 1988: Cessna 172P, Freeport, PA, Substantial damage. Touched down midfield on wet grass strip. Unable to stop, ran off end down a slope and nosed over in tall grass.

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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