19970518010949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Angola, IN · May 18, 1997

Date: May 18, 1997 · 09:15 local
Place: Angola, IN
Airport: Tri-State Steuben County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5685E
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97LA135
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 58 total5 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N5685ERegistration cancelled May 20, 1998 · Cessna 172NS/N 17271919 Airframe modelCessna 172N

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What happened

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

Bounced landing. Added power but hit runway and flipped over. Damaged airframe and firewall. (-23) on may 18, 1997 at approximately 0915 EST, a Cessna model 172, N5685E was involved in a crosswind landing accident at the Angola tri-State airport (anq). This aircraft was piloted by private pilot eric a. mansfield. Mr. Mansfield had two passengers with him on this flight. Mr. Mansfield reported that during his landing the aircraft bounced back into the air. During his recovery he stated that he added power and raised the flaps. He reported hearing the stall warning horn and lowered the nose to build airspeed. He indicated that the aircraft hit the ground before an increase in airspeed could be obtained. The aircraft flipped over after hitting the ground. One passenger was taken to a local hospital and treated for what was reported as a bruise to the chest. The aircraft received substantial damage to the airframe and the firewall.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED LANDING. ADDED POWER BUT HIT RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. DAMAGED AIRFRAME AND FIREWALL. (-23) ON MAY 18, 1997 AT APPROXIMATELY 0915 EST, A CESSNA MODEL 172, N5685E WAS INVOLVED IN A CROSSWIND LANDING ACCIDENT AT THE ANGOLA TRI-STATE AIRPORT (ANQ). THIS AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY PRIVATE PILOT ERIC A. MANSFIELD. MR. MANSFIELD HAD TWO PASSENGERS WITH HIM ON THIS FLIGHT. MR. MANSFIELD REPORTED THAT DURING HIS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. DURING HIS RECOVERY HE STATED THAT HE ADDED POWER AND RAISED THE FLAPS. HE REPORTED HEARING THE STALL WARNING HORN AND LOWERED THE NOSE TO BUILD AIRSPEED. HE INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND BEFORE AN INCREASE IN AIRSPEED COULD BE OBTAINED. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER HITTING THE GROUND. ONE PASSENGER WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR WHAT WAS REPORTED AS A BRUISE TO THE CHEST. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME AND THE FIREWALL.

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 CHI97LA135Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAngola, INthe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. Factors associated with the accident were the tailwind, the pilot's selection of runway, and the misjudged landing flare.May 18, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5685E · 1

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

Accident 19900428013199ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Angola, INVeered off the runway landing in a gusty crosswind and nosed up in a ditch.Apr 28, 1990 · Substantial damage