# Accident 19980130002769A: Cessna 172, Laramie, WY, January 30, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1998, 08:35 local time
- Place: Laramie, WY
- Airport: General Brees Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3105° N, 105.5794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3105&lon=-105.5794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6926A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6926A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980130002769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE PILOT ROUNDED OUT TOO HIGH. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, STRUCK THE GROUND, AND VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE RIGHT WING AND ELEVATOR WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.                                (.4)THE PILOT HAD MADE ONE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING, AND WAS MAKING A SECOND APPROACH.  HE FLARED TOO HIGH ABOVE THE GROUND AND ADDED POWER TO CUSHION THE LANDING.  HE FAILED TO HOLD COMPENSATING ELEVATOR CONTROL AND THE NOSE PITCHED UP.  HE APPLIED FULL POWER TO ABORT THE LANDING AND THE NOSE ROSE EVEN FURTHER.  THE AIRPLANE STARTED 'A MODERATE LEFT TURN' AND THE PILOT CORRECTED TO PARALLEL THE RUNWAY, MAINTAINING 'A VERY STEEP ANGLE OF ATTACK.'  HE WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRPLANE AND TAXIED BACK TO THE MAINTENANCE HANGAR.  POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION DISCLOSED THE RIGHT WING TIP AND LOWER PORTION OF THE RUDDER WERE DAMAGED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW98LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA116), Jan 30, 1998: Cessna 172 (N6926A), Laramie, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and subsequent improper go-around in that he failed to use compensating elevator control, and his loss of directional control.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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