# Accident 20000711007159A: Cessna 337C, Chesapeake, VA, July 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2000, 16:58 local time
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Airport: Chesapeake Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6699° N, 76.2993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6699&lon=-76.2993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2574S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2574S-2003-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337C (registry code 2075712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337C
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 442 total, 16 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000711007159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON LANDING. (.4) THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND LOW CLOUDS ALONG HIS ROUTE OF FLIGHT, AND CHOSE TO DIVERT TO AN AIRPORT. WHILE LANDING AT THE AIRPORT, HE OBSERVED VARYING WINDS. HE ENCOUNTERED A TAILWIND AND HEARD THE STALL WARNING HORN ACTIVATE. HE ADDED POWER AND COMPLETELY RETRACTED THE FLAPS, WITH THE INTENT TO GO-AROUND, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND TRAVELED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, REPORTED WINDS INDICATED A TAILWIND OF 10 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 14 KNOTS. REPORTED WINDS UP TO 1 HOUR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT INDICATED A TAILWIND FOR THAT PARTICULAR RUNWAY. REVIEW OF THE MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE HANDBOOK REVEALED THAT DURING A GO-AROUND, PILOTS SHOULD PARTIALLY RETRACT THE FLAPS FIRST, ESTABLISH AN AIRSPEED OF 80 KNOTS, THEN SLOWLY RETRACT THE REMAINING FLAPS.

## 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 NYC00LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA196), Jul 11, 2000: Cessna 337C (N2574S), Chesapeake, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the published go-around procedure. Factors were the pilot's improper evaluation of the wind conditions, and a tailwind.

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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