Cessna 172 N4103F

Summary

On 6 August 1998 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N4103F was involved in an accident near Ocean Isle Bch, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 August 1998 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ocean Isle Bch, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Ocean Isle Airport (6S5)

Coordinates

33.9301, -78.4696

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N4103F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL98LA104

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadequate inflight planning that resulted in excessive airspeed and altitude for a full stop landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot returned to the departure airport for a full stop landing. As she turned final for the landing, she realized that another airplane was behind her in the traffic pattern. At this point she elected to maintain a higher than normal airspeed and altitude on final. The pilot reported that the airplane touched down about 2000 feet down the 4000 foot long runway. The airplane rolled off the departure end of the runway, crossed a two lane road, and collided with a ditch. The pilot also recalled that there was a slight cross wind during the landing, and as she applied brakes to stop the airplane, the brakes appeared to have been ineffective in slowing the airplane. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.