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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Williamsport, PA · April 5, 2001

Date
April 5, 2001 · 15:57 local
Place
Williamsport, PA
Airport
Williamsport-Lycoming County
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N65630
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD01LA040
Reported as
Cessna 172P

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What happened

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

(-23)Upon landing and just after touchdown on rw 12 at ipt, the plane began to drift right on runway. I touched down at between 60-70 kph. The pattern was flown at 70K and touchdown was in the center of the runway with plane lined up on centerline. As plane drifted to the right towards grass infield, I initiated a go around, gave full throttle and raised the flaps, notified ATC of a go around. I tried to gain speed and keep plane going straight out over the grass infield, however the plane did not develop lift and started to turn left. I tried to hold plane straight and level to develop speed, and could not gain altitude. The stall warning sounded briefly, before hitting a fence and coming to rest next to railroad. The plane did not gain any more than about 10-15 feet of altitude after adding full throttle.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)UPON LANDING AND JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RW 12 AT IPT, THE PLANE BEGAN TO DRIFT RIGHT ON RUNWAY. I TOUCHED DOWN AT BETWEEN 60-70 KPH. THE PATTERN WAS FLOWN AT 70K AND TOUCHDOWN WAS IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY WITH PLANE LINED UP ON CENTERLINE. AS PLANE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT TOWARDS GRASS INFIELD, I INITIATED A GO AROUND, GAVE FULL THROTTLE AND RAISED THE FLAPS, NOTIFIED ATC OF A GO AROUND. I TRIED TO GAIN SPEED AND KEEP PLANE GOING STRAIGHT OUT OVER THE GRASS INFIELD, HOWEVER THE PLANE DID NOT DEVELOP LIFT AND STARTED TO TURN LEFT. I TRIED TO HOLD PLANE STRAIGHT AND LEVEL TO DEVELOP SPEED, AND COULD NOT GAIN ALTITUDE. THE STALL WARNING SOUNDED BRIEFLY, BEFORE HITTING A FENCE AND COMING TO REST NEXT TO RAILROAD. THE PLANE DID NOT GAIN ANY MORE THAN ABOUT 10-15 FEET OF ALTITUDE AFTER ADDING FULL THROTTLE.

NTSB investigation

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