20050528011289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172R · Louisburg, NC · May 28, 2005

Date
May 28, 2005 · 09:10 local
Place
Louisburg, NC
Airport
Franklin County
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N22055
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL05CA090
Reported as
Cessna 172R
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
325 total170 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) The pilot was in the local traffic pattern performing touch and go landings. The pilot decided to attempt a simulated engine out landing. The pilot pulled back the power on down wind and set up for the landing. According to the pilot airspeed was maintained at 65 KIAS (no flaps set) and the aircraft was lined up on the runway (altitude unknown). The pilot stated that "something" didn't feel right and he initiated a go-around. Power was applied. The aircraft then went right wing down (which the pilot corrected) followed by left wing down (which the pilot corrected) and then right wing down. The wingtip impacted the runway followed by the aircraft in a slightly nose down attitude. The aircraft slid and came to rest on the runway. The pilot safely egressed the aircraft with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS IN THE LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE PILOT DECIDED TO ATTEMPT A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT LANDING. THE PILOT PULLED BACK THE POWER ON DOWN WIND AND SET UP FOR THE LANDING. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AIRSPEED WAS MAINTAINED AT 65 KIAS (NO FLAPS SET) AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LINED UP ON THE RUNWAY (ALTITUDE UNKNOWN). THE PILOT STATED THAT "SOMETHING" DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT AND HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND. POWER WAS APPLIED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN WENT RIGHT WING DOWN (WHICH THE PILOT CORRECTED) FOLLOWED BY LEFT WING DOWN (WHICH THE PILOT CORRECTED) AND THEN RIGHT WING DOWN. THE WINGTIP IMPACTED THE RUNWAY FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFT IN A SLIGHTLY NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID AND CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAFELY EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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