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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Chesapeake/Hunt, WV · February 4, 1997

Date: February 4, 1997 · 02:30 local
Place: Chesapeake/Hunt, WV
Airport: Lawrence County Airpart Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N62332
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD97LA046
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Fatal injuries: 0

N62332Registered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17275251 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft struck tree tops on approach, applied power and pulled nose up before landing. (-23) after executing a missed approach to runway 26 at south point, Ohio (htw), the pilot entered a downwind leg for runway 08. Just after initiating a base leg, the pilot lost sight of the runway and the aircraft landing light illuminated a row of trees. The pilot added power, closed off the carburetor heat and put the aircraft in a climb. The aircraft contacted the trees and continued through them. The pilot then regained visual contact with the runway and continued his approach and landed without further incident. The leading edge of both wings were substantially damaged. The propeller spinner was damaged as were the engine exhause pipe and lower right hand engine cowling. Both wing lift struts, both landing gear struts, and the forward lower part of the vertical stabilizer sustained minor dents and damage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREE TOPS ON APPROACH, APPLIED POWER AND PULLED NOSE UP BEFORE LANDING. (-23) AFTER EXECUTING A MISSED APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26 AT SOUTH POINT, OHIO (HTW), THE PILOT ENTERED A DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 08. JUST AFTER INITIATING A BASE LEG, THE PILOT LOST SIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDING LIGHT ILLUMINATED A ROW OF TREES. THE PILOT ADDED POWER, CLOSED OFF THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND PUT THE AIRCRAFT IN A CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TREES AND CONTINUED THROUGH THEM. THE PILOT THEN REGAINED VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED HIS APPROACH AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE LEADING EDGE OF BOTH WINGS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PROPELLER SPINNER WAS DAMAGED AS WERE THE ENGINE EXHAUSE PIPE AND LOWER RIGHT HAND ENGINE COWLING. BOTH WING LIFT STRUTS, BOTH LANDING GEAR STRUTS, AND THE FORWARD LOWER PART OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER SUSTAINED MINOR DENTS AND DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB IAD97LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChesapeake, OHthe pilot's failure to maintain proper altitude during the approach at night. Related factors were: darkness, and the pilot's lack of night flying experience.Feb 4, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N62332 · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20010208038249ADayton, OH(-23) Pilot was practicing night flying and landed short of runway 20 at mgy. Aircraft clipped approach light with the right landing gear leg. The light assembly sheared off and struck the right horizontal stabilizer damaging the leading edge and spar…Feb 8, 2001 · No damage Incident 19910416016969IDescent · Middletown, KYAircraft observed flying 300 feet AGL over congested area. Pilot making steep turns over housing.Apr 16, 1991 Accident 19821212064519ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Cincinnati, OHStudent bounced on landing. Lost control. Came down on nose wheel. Impact collapsed nose gear. Airplane nosed over.Dec 12, 1982 · Substantial damage