Cessna 172F N8423U
20 March 1982 · Mobile, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 March 1982 at about 20:55 local time, a Cessna 172F registered N8423U, operated by James M Lane, was involved in an incident near Mobile, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:55
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bates Field (MOB)
- Coordinates
- 30.6793, -88.3006
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172F
- Registration
- N8423U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James M Lane
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mobile → Mobile
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL82IA076
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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
UPON ARRIVAL AT THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR STRUT WAS UNDER INFLATED. THE PILOT, WHO IS TRAINING TO BE AN A&P MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS AN OIL LEAK. HOWEVER, TO AVOID ABORTING THE FLIGHT, HE INFLATED THE STRUT WITH AIR ONLY AND TOOK OFF. ON LANDING, IN A STRONG CROSSWIND, THE NOSE STRUT COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO WHEELBARROW. THE PROPELLER TIPS AND THE RIGHT WING TIP SCRAPED THE RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1982 | Cessna 172 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | John A. Meyer | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1982 | Cessna 172N | Lake of the Oza, Missouri, United States | Wayne Collins Merle Nelson | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Chesley M. Louitt | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Iowa, United States | Corwin L. Riegsecker | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1982 | Cessna 172N | Antoine, Arkansas, United States | Gerald Hendrix | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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