- Date
- June 25, 1984, 21:08 local (Jun 26, 1984, 04:08 UTC)
- Place
- Reno, NV
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2384UCessna 172D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840625030309A
- Case key
- 39947
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Analysis
The acft was blown from over the rwy during flare in a x-wind. This was a night landing for a plt with limited total andalmost no night flying experience. Also the plt had flown over 12 hours in the last 24,with considerable turbulence and thunderstorms. During the flare the plt added power but kept the nose high with no flaps and the acft stalled. The plt said he could not see over the nose and did not realize the acft was no longer aligned with the rwy. The acft collided with a taxiway and a ditch after collapsing the left main landing gear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2384U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17249984
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rich Ellis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- LWL · Wells, NV
- Destination
- RNO · Reno, NV
- Airport
- RNO · Reno Cannon, runway 34R, 5,592 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 101 total · 27 in this make and model · 72 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 290° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RNO
FAA reports on this event · 1
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