Cessna 172 N6317D

Summary

On 6 September 1983 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N6317D was involved in an accident near Carbondale, Illinois, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 September 1983 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Murphysboro (MDH)

Coordinates

37.7192, -89.2104

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N6317D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83LA427

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE INSTRUCTOR PLT (CFI) WAS PROVIDING A DUAL CHECK-OUT FOR A PRIVATE PLT IN THE CESSNA 172. AFTER FLYING IN THE LOCAL AREA, THEY RETURNED TO THE ARPT TO PRACTICE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON RWY 18. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED FROM 190 DEG AT 20, GUSTING 25 KTS. ON THE 1ST APCH, THE PRIVATE PLT STALLED THE PLANE DURING THE LANDING & THE NOSEWHEEL HIT HARD. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL TO DEMONSTRATE THE CORRECT FLARE ON THE 2ND TOUCH-AND-GO. HOWEVER, THE ACFT WAS LANDED HARD AGAIN & THE NOSE TIRE BLEW OUT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT BOUNCED & THE NOSEWHEEL TRACKED TO THE RIGHT. THE NOSE GEAR STRUT & ENG FIRE WALL WERE DAMAGED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.