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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Winston Salem, NC · August 23, 1984

Date
August 23, 1984 · 15:58 local
Place
Winston Salem, NC
Airport
Smith Reynolds
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9657Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL84LA267
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total20 in this make and model113 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Leveled off too slow and too high aircraft stalled and hit the runway nose first collapsing the nose gear.

As the FAA filed it

LEVELED OFF TOO SLOW AND TOO HIGH AIRCRAFT STALLED AND HIT THE RUNWAY NOSE FIRST COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.