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FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Put In Bay, OH · June 7, 1997

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Date
June 7, 1997 · 12:35 local
Place
Put In Bay, OH
Airport
Put In Bay Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5267R
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD97LA084
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
730 total300 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N5267RRegistration cancelled Aug 28, 1997 · Cessna 172MS/N 17263481Airframe modelCessna 172M

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What happened

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

On landing, crosswind blew plane off runway alignment. Stalled trying to go around. Impacted ground. (-23) pilot attempted to land when a crosswind forced him off the line of runway. Pilot collided with ground when he attempted to go around and stalled the aircraft. (.4) the private pilot arrived at his destination in a high wind condition with a strong crosswind component. The approach to the runway started too high and too close, so the pilot utilized full flaps. The airplane did not touch down and with no runway remaining, the pilot elected to go around. The pilot made a left climbing turn to avoid flying over water and a restricted area located a 1.5 miles away. In the excitement of the go around, the pilot forgot to raise the flaps. He reported that the airplane would not climb and kept losing altitude. Witnesses reported that the airplane was descending and fishtailing in a nose up attitude when the wing collided with a tree. The airplane impacted the ground and came to rest inverted. No mechanical problems were reported by the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

ON LANDING, CROSSWIND BLEW PLANE OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. STALLED TRYING TO GO AROUND. IMPACTED GROUND. (-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND WHEN A CROSSWIND FORCED HIM OFF THE LINE OF RUNWAY. PILOT COLLIDED WITH GROUND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT. (.4) THE PRIVATE PILOT ARRIVED AT HIS DESTINATION IN A HIGH WIND CONDITION WITH A STRONG CROSSWIND COMPONENT. THE APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY STARTED TOO HIGH AND TOO CLOSE, SO THE PILOT UTILIZED FULL FLAPS. THE AIRPLANE DID NOT TOUCH DOWN AND WITH NO RUNWAY REMAINING, THE PILOT ELECTED TO GO AROUND. THE PILOT MADE A LEFT CLIMBING TURN TO AVOID FLYING OVER WATER AND A RESTRICTED AREA LOCATED A 1.5 MILES AWAY. IN THE EXCITEMENT OF THE GO AROUND, THE PILOT FORGOT TO RAISE THE FLAPS. HE REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT CLIMB AND KEPT LOSING ALTITUDE. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS DESCENDING AND FISHTAILING IN A NOSE UP ATTITUDE WHEN THE WING COLLIDED WITH A TREE. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT.

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 IAD97LA084Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPut-In-Bay, OHPilot in command failed to maintain control of the airplane. Factors to the accident where high wind conditions with a strong crosswind component and the pilot's inadvertent failure to raise the flaps during the go around.Jun 7, 1997 · Destroyed

Other reports on N5267R · 1

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

Accident 19850617028569ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Jenison, MIDrifted during crosswind flare and touched down beside runway. Nosed over approaching a gully.Jun 17, 1985 · Substantial damage