What happened
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(-23) On June 7, 2000, about 19:20 hours central daylight time, N2849L, a Cessna-172H, was being operated byprivacy data omitted while conducting takeoffs and landings from a private unimproved airfield approximately 1000' feet in length located at 9645 miflin creek rd. Foley, Alabama, the pilot attempted a go around after having touched down approximately 400' feet down the runway. During initial climb the aircraft failed to clear the trees, then collided with the ground nose first in dense forest and heavy brush. The aircraft was substantially damaged. Post accident investigation revealed the aircraft doors had been removed and left at the hangar location, and the flaps were found to be in the extended position. (.4)prior to performing touch and go landings on a 1,000 ft. private grass Airstrip with trees at both ends of the runway, the pilot performed takeoff performance calculations and determined that 700 ft. of ground roll would be required without obstacles, and 1,200 ft. would be required for a 50-FT. Obstacle clearance. During the pilot's first landing, he touched down 200 ft. from the runway threshold. He applied full power and did not retract the 40 degrees of flaps. During initial climb following takeoff, the airplane's landing gear clipped a line of trees. The airplane then collided with the ground nose first, coming to rest 500 ft. off the end of the runway. According to the 1967 Cessna 172H airplane flight manual, flap settings of 30 to 40 degrees are not recommended at any time for takeoff. In addition, there is no performance data in the manual for takeoffs with 40 degrees of flaps.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 7, 2000, ABOUT 19:20 HOURS CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, N2849L, A CESSNA-172H, WAS BEING OPERATED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE CONDUCTING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS FROM A PRIVATE UNIMPROVED AIRFIELD APPROXIMATELY 1000' FEET IN LENGTH LOCATED AT 9645 MIFLIN CREEK RD. FOLEY, ALABAMA, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND AFTER HAVING TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 400' FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. DURING INITIAL CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLEAR THE TREES, THEN COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND NOSE FIRST IN DENSE FOREST AND HEAVY BRUSH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT DOORS HAD BEEN REMOVED AND LEFT AT THE HANGAR LOCATION, AND THE FLAPS WERE FOUND TO BE IN THE EXTENDED POSITION. (.4)PRIOR TO PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON A 1,000 FT. PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP WITH TREES AT BOTH ENDS OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT PERFORMED TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE CALCULATIONS AND DETERMINED THAT 700 FT. OF GROUND ROLL WOULD BE REQUIRED WITHOUT OBSTACLES, AND 1,200 FT. WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR A 50-FT. OBSTACLE CLEARANCE. DURING THE PILOT'S FIRST LANDING, HE TOUCHED DOWN 200 FT. FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND DID NOT RETRACT THE 40 DEGREES OF FLAPS. DURING INITIAL CLIMB FOLLOWING TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE'S LANDING GEAR CLIPPED A LINE OF TREES. THE AIRPLANE THEN COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND NOSE FIRST, COMING TO REST 500 FT. OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE 1967 CESSNA 172H AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL, FLAP SETTINGS OF 30 TO 40 DEGREES ARE NOT RECOMMENDED AT ANY TIME FOR TAKEOFF. IN ADDITION, THERE IS NO PERFORMANCE DATA IN THE MANUAL FOR TAKEOFFS WITH 40 DEGREES OF FLAPS.
NTSB investigation
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