19991209046289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Pikeville, NC · December 9, 1999

Date: December 9, 1999 · 14:00 local
Place: Pikeville, NC
Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9234H
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA00LA046
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,182 total4,500 in this make and model

N9234HRegistration cancelled Sep 11, 2013 · Cessna 172MS/N 17266032 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(.4) On December 9, 1999, about 1400 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172M, N9234H, registered to carlina, inc., dba first in flight aviation, experienced an in-flight collision with terrain near Pikeville, north carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the certified flight instructor (CFI) sustained minor injuries and the private-rated pilot sustained serious injuries. The flight originated about 18 minutes earlier from the goldsboro-wayne municipal airport, goldsboro, north carolina.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) ON DECEMBER 9, 1999, ABOUT 1400 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N9234H, REGISTERED TO CARLINA, INC., DBA FIRST IN FLIGHT AVIATION, EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN NEAR PIKEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 18 MINUTES EARLIER FROM THE GOLDSBORO-WAYNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GOLDSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA.

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 MIA00LA046Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPikeville, NCThe inadequate supervision of the private-rated pilot by the certified flight instructor for allowing the airplane to impact terrain during a simulated forced landing procedure to an open field.Dec 9, 1999 · Substantial damage