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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Flushing, MI · June 29, 1998

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Date
June 29, 1998 · 12:30 local
Place
Flushing, MI
Airport
Daltons Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N20043
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI98LA225
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
117 total3 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days
N20043Registration cancelled Apr 5, 1999 · Cessna 172MS/N 17260956Airframe 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.

(.4)A witness reported seeing the airplane approach the runway threshold at a high rate of speed and altitude at an approximate 45-degree descent angle. According to the witness, the airplane pitched up steeply and eventually level off and '...flying at a safe speed.' Other witnesses saw the airplane strike the trees as past near their home. The pilot said the airplane was in ground affect and nearing trees at the runway s departure end. He said he added full power and retracted his flaps until he finished his 5-count. He said the airplane s tires collided with the tress and shortly after that, the airplane stalled and rolled left, descending vertically into the roof of a shed. The pilot said he uses the airspeed indicator and altimeter to help him judge the glide path to landing. He said he aims the airplane s nose at the runway aiming point and flares when the airplane approach is stabilized. Interviews with 2 of the pilots flight instructors revealed they were unable to explain how to to fly a final approach then land the airplane on the first quarter of the runway. (-23) pilot was down wind at dalton airport attempting to land, was high an d went around on second try, was in ground effect, saw end of rwy and trees, applied full power, carb heat in, selected flaps up, clipped trees at end of runway, went into flat stall and landed into barn.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)A WITNESS REPORTED SEEING THE AIRPLANE APPROACH THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND ALTITUDE AT AN APPROXIMATE 45-DEGREE DESCENT ANGLE. ACCORDING TO THE WITNESS, THE AIRPLANE PITCHED UP STEEPLY AND EVENTUALLY LEVEL OFF AND '...FLYING AT A SAFE SPEED.' OTHER WITNESSES SAW THE AIRPLANE STRIKE THE TREES AS PAST NEAR THEIR HOME. THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE WAS IN GROUND AFFECT AND NEARING TREES AT THE RUNWAY S DEPARTURE END. HE SAID HE ADDED FULL POWER AND RETRACTED HIS FLAPS UNTIL HE FINISHED HIS 5-COUNT. HE SAID THE AIRPLANE S TIRES COLLIDED WITH THE TRESS AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND ROLLED LEFT, DESCENDING VERTICALLY INTO THE ROOF OF A SHED. THE PILOT SAID HE USES THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR AND ALTIMETER TO HELP HIM JUDGE THE GLIDE PATH TO LANDING. HE SAID HE AIMS THE AIRPLANE S NOSE AT THE RUNWAY AIMING POINT AND FLARES WHEN THE AIRPLANE APPROACH IS STABILIZED. INTERVIEWS WITH 2 OF THE PILOTS FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS REVEALED THEY WERE UNABLE TO EXPLAIN HOW TO TO FLY A FINAL APPROACH THEN LAND THE AIRPLANE ON THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE RUNWAY. (-23) PILOT WAS DOWN WIND AT DALTON AIRPORT ATTEMPTING TO LAND, WAS HIGH AN D WENT AROUND ON SECOND TRY, WAS IN GROUND EFFECT, SAW END OF RWY AND TREES, APPLIED FULL POWER, CARB HEAT IN, SELECTED FLAPS UP, CLIPPED TREES AT END OF RUNWAY, WENT INTO FLAT STALL AND LANDED INTO BARN.

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 CHI98LA225Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFlushing, MIwas a delayed go-around maneuver by the pilot. Factors associated with this accident were the pilot misjudging his final approach altitude and glide path, having inadequate altitude to clear the trees at the end of the runway, and inadequate training on how…Jun 29, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N20043 · 1

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