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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172F · Brooksville, FL · August 30, 1998

Date
August 30, 1998 · 17:30 local
Place
Brooksville, FL
Airport
Pilot Country Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7832U
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA98LA233
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
792 total250 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The acraft floated during landing flare and touched down over half the way down the 3,700 foot runway. The Pilot initiated a go-around, but aborted when he realized the aircraft would not clear trees and telephone wires at the end of the runway. The aircraft could not be stopped on the remaining runway and collided with a dirt bank and nosed after overrunning the runway. (-23) Pilot stated: high density altitude - overshot touch & go - plane would not climb. Aborted - ran out of runway - hit small mound, flipped over on its back.

As the FAA filed it

THE ACRAFT FLOATED DURING LANDING FLARE AND TOUCHED DOWN OVER HALF THE WAY DOWN THE 3,700 FOOT RUNWAY. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND, BUT ABORTED WHEN HE REALIZED THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLEAR TREES AND TELEPHONE WIRES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT BE STOPPED ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A DIRT BANK AND NOSED AFTER OVERRUNNING THE RUNWAY. (-23) PILOT STATED: HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE - OVERSHOT TOUCH & GO - PLANE WOULD NOT CLIMB. ABORTED - RAN OUT OF RUNWAY - HIT SMALL MOUND, FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.

NTSB investigation

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