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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Payson, AZ · May 17, 2003

Date: May 17, 2003 · 11:25 local
Place: Payson, AZ
Airport: Payson Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N739NS
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX03LA152
Reported as: Cessna 172N
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 74 total5 in this make and model48 in the last 90 days

N739NSRegistration cancelled May 7, 2013 · Cessna 172NS/N 17270679 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot flew from glendale, AZ. To Payson. On landing the aircraft bounced repeatedly, it drifted to the right of runway 24 into the dirt on the north side of the runway. Power was applied for go around. Aircraft pitched nose up and climbed out. It continued turning to the right with the nose up until the wing stalled. The aircraft pitched over and impacted the ground in a nose down angle. Witnesses stated there was no attempt to lower the nose prior to the stall. Upon inspection of the aircraft controls, it was noted that the flap handle was in the fully extended (flap down) position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT FLEW FROM GLENDALE, AZ. TO PAYSON. ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED REPEATEDLY, IT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 24 INTO THE DIRT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. POWER WAS APPLIED FOR GO AROUND. AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE UP AND CLIMBED OUT. IT CONTINUED TURNING TO THE RIGHT WITH THE NOSE UP UNTIL THE WING STALLED. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED OVER AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ANGLE. WITNESSES STATED THERE WAS NO ATTEMPT TO LOWER THE NOSE PRIOR TO THE STALL. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FLAP HANDLE WAS IN THE FULLY EXTENDED (FLAP DOWN) POSITION.

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 LAX03LA152Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPayson, AZthe pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, failure to retract the flaps during an aborted landing attempt, failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, and failure to maintain directional control. A factor in the accident was the high density…May 17, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N739NS · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20020213001189AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Glendale, AZ(.19) On February 13, 2002, at 0917 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172S, N299ME, veered off runway 01 during landing and collided on the ground with a taxiing Cessna 172N, N739NS, at Glendale Municipal Airport, Glendale, Arizona. Glendale aviation LLC was…Feb 13, 2002 · Substantial damage