- Date
- February 4, 1993, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Valley Point, WV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9839VCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930204001819A
- Case key
- 37297
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to make a rejected landing when the airplane failed to decelerate properly. A factor related to the accident was the failure of the pilot to close the throttle upon touchdown.
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.
Analysis
The pilot was landing on a 2800 ft long runway. The terrain off the departure end of the runway sloped down. The pilot said he touched down at his normal Point; however, the airplane did not decelerate normally and ran off the departure end of the runway. The airplane became airborne again and then settled into trees. The pilot said this was his first landing wearing a headset and he had failed to close the throttle completely upon touchdown. In addition, he said, '...I did not hear the motor or other sounds of speed. I did not adjust to judging speed by sight....'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9839V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17264525
- Airframe hours
- 1,021
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Carl E. Marsh
- Registered owner
- Carl E. Marsh
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 18, 1992 · 29 hours before
- Departed
- CKB · Clarksburg, WV
- Destination
- WV29
- Airport
- WV29 · Valley Point, runway 26, 2,800 × 42 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
- 72
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 886 total · 359 in this make and model · 847 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °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.