NTSB CHI83LA427 — 1983-09-06 · CARBONDALE, Illinois, United States

Current FAA registration · N6317D

Make / Model: CESSNA 172N
Year of manufacture: 1979 · 4 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19790609
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A844C4

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6317D Cessna 172 None

Factual 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA427.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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