20030529009589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Hampton, GA · May 29, 2003

Date
May 29, 2003 · 15:20 local
Place
Hampton, GA
Airport
Henry County/Morris Field Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N140PF
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL03LA098
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,960 total500 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) CFI dan parry and student everett stanfield departed falcon field (ffc) flew to tara field (4A7) to practice landing approaches. During their first attempt to make an approach by crabbing the aircraft in a crosswind condition. The crab was too little to maintain the extended centerline on final approach so more crab was needed. Approximately 1000 feet down the runway at approximately 50 feet of altitude they began to drift to the left of the centerline. Everett stanfield then applied excessive right rudder to yaw the nose of the aircraft toward the runway centerline. The right wing stalled and the aircraft rolled sharply to the right, nose down, striking the runway and coming to a stop approx. 100 feet to the north side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CFI DAN PARRY AND STUDENT EVERETT STANFIELD DEPARTED FALCON FIELD (FFC) FLEW TO TARA FIELD (4A7) TO PRACTICE LANDING APPROACHES. DURING THEIR FIRST ATTEMPT TO MAKE AN APPROACH BY CRABBING THE AIRCRAFT IN A CROSSWIND CONDITION. THE CRAB WAS TOO LITTLE TO MAINTAIN THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE ON FINAL APPROACH SO MORE CRAB WAS NEEDED. APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET OF ALTITUDE THEY BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. EVERETT STANFIELD THEN APPLIED EXCESSIVE RIGHT RUDDER TO YAW THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE RIGHT WING STALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT, NOSE DOWN, STRIKING THE RUNWAY AND COMING TO A STOP APPROX. 100 FEET TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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