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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172F · Naked Lady Ranc, FL · December 31, 2002

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Date
December 31, 2002 · 11:30 local
Place
Naked Lady Ranc, FL
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5338R
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL03LA028
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Pilot’s flight hours
860 total347 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days
N5338RRegistration cancelled Mar 22, 2005 · Cessna 172FS/N 17252865 · Built 1965Airframe modelCessna 172FEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Flight departed daytona beach, Florida for Naked Lady ranch (a Private Airport, located 5 miles sw of stuart, Florida). Prior to departure from daytona chris flum (as PIC, and CFI) received an enroute weather brief. Purpose of this flight was to visit friends (at the Private Airport) for the holiday, and provide pilot instruction to student pilot peter cameron. Approximately ten minutes from Naked Lady ranch airport chris flum contacted stewart ATIS for weather information, which was winds 160 12-15 (does not remember gust component). Flight lined up with runway 18. Up to this point student pilot was at the controls. Just over end of runway aircraft entered a down draft. Chris flum took over controls, applied full engine power (evidenced by propeller blades bent backwards), aircraft continued to lose altitude, and veer to the left where it came to rest between two trees on its left side. Aircraft received substantial/destroyed damage to both wings, wing to fuselage attach areas along with fuselage bent aft of passenger cabin. Three persons on board christopher flum pic/cfi, peter cameron student pilot, and privacy data omitted passenger. Aircraft moved to anderson residence.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLIGHT DEPARTED DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA FOR NAKED LADY RANCH (A PRIVATE AIRPORT, LOCATED 5 MILES SW OF STUART, FLORIDA). PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM DAYTONA CHRIS FLUM (AS PIC, AND CFI) RECEIVED AN ENROUTE WEATHER BRIEF. PURPOSE OF THIS FLIGHT WAS TO VISIT FRIENDS (AT THE PRIVATE AIRPORT) FOR THE HOLIDAY, AND PROVIDE PILOT INSTRUCTION TO STUDENT PILOT PETER CAMERON. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES FROM NAKED LADY RANCH AIRPORT CHRIS FLUM CONTACTED STEWART ATIS FOR WEATHER INFORMATION, WHICH WAS WINDS 160 12-15 (DOES NOT REMEMBER GUST COMPONENT). FLIGHT LINED UP WITH RUNWAY 18. UP TO THIS POINT STUDENT PILOT WAS AT THE CONTROLS. JUST OVER END OF RUNWAY AIRCRAFT ENTERED A DOWN DRAFT. CHRIS FLUM TOOK OVER CONTROLS, APPLIED FULL ENGINE POWER (EVIDENCED BY PROPELLER BLADES BENT BACKWARDS), AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO LOSE ALTITUDE, AND VEER TO THE LEFT WHERE IT CAME TO REST BETWEEN TWO TREES ON ITS LEFT SIDE. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL/DESTROYED DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, WING TO FUSELAGE ATTACH AREAS ALONG WITH FUSELAGE BENT AFT OF PASSENGER CABIN. THREE PERSONS ON BOARD CHRISTOPHER FLUM PIC/CFI, PETER CAMERON STUDENT PILOT, AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ PASSENGER. AIRCRAFT MOVED TO ANDERSON RESIDENCE.

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 ATL03LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStuart, FLThe pilot's inflight encounter with wind shear on final approach, which resulted in an inflight loss of control and subequent uncontrolled descent into trees.Dec 31, 2002 · Substantial damage