Cessna 172 N4383Q

Summary

On 31 December 2010 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N4383Q, operated by Bladen Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Dublin, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 December 2010 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Dublin, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Dublin Field (NC82)

Coordinates

34.6017, -78.5794

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N4383Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bladen Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Elizabethtown → Dublin

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11LA105

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper touchdown speed which resulted in a runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was the undetermined malfunction of the airspeed indicator.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was repositioning the airplane to an unfamiliar airport equipped with a 2,186-foot-long turf runway. After arrival, he circled the airport several times, and initiated an approach to the runway. On final approach, the pilot performed a go-around due to glare from the sun, and elected to land on the opposite runway. While on the base-to-final turn, he noticed the airspeed indicator was reading zero, but reported feeling comfortable and elected to continue the approach. After touchdown on the wet turf runway about 1/3 down its length, he noticed the airplane was faster than he expected. The pilot applied the brakes, but was unable to stop the airplane. The airplane overran the runway, crossed a road, and nosed over in a field, where it came to rest inverted. Testing of the pitot-static system revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction. No determination could be made as to the reason for the airspeed indicator malfunction, as reported by the pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.