# Accident 20040729016289A: Cessna 172, Inman, SC, July 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2004, 17:00 local time
- Place: Inman, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0000° N, 82.1833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0000&lon=-82.1833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3967F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3967F-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,232 total, 999 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04CA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040729016289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC REPORTED THAT AFTER MAKING A LANDING ON A WET GRASS STRIP THE BRAKING ACTION ON THE WHEELS WAS NOT EFFECTIVE AND HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL STOP SO HE DECIDED TO ABORT THE LANDING AND TAKE-OFF AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED AT MINIMUM TAKE-OFF SPEED BUT DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT CLIMB SPEED TO CLEAR SOME TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. HE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TOWARD THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED RIGHT WING DOWN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND EMPENNAGE. THIS WAS THE SECOND LANDING WITHIN THIRTY MINUTES, THE PIC REPORTED MINIMUM BRAKING ACTION DURING THE FIRST LANDING AND HE HAD SOME DIFFICULTY IN STOPPING THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO THE WET CONDITIONS.

## 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 ATL04CA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA163), Jul 29, 2004: Cessna 172 (N3967F), Inman, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the ground while maneuvering for a visual approach to land.

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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