What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 02/22/2006 at approximately 0842 local time, N3536C, a Cessna CE-172 departed warrenton-fauquier airport (W66) on an IFR flight to Freeway Airport (W00), Mitchellville, MD. The aircraft was piloted by a non-instrument rated, private pilot privacy data omitted who was receiving instrument flight instruction from an ATP rated instrument flight instructor privacy data omitted. Also on board was a female non-pilot passenger who survived the initial crash however at the time of the report her condition was not known. According to eyewitnesses on the field (mechanics and pilots) the aircraft made 2 separate rnav/gps approaches to rwy 36. On the first approach the aircraft was heard but not seen going over. On the second approach a couple of the witnesses stood outside the hangar to see if the aircraft could be seen. On the second approach the witnesses saw the aircraft fly over at about 200 to 300 ft AGL in the direction of rwy 36. The aircraft circled back to attempt to land on rwy 18, however they were too fast and too FAR down the rwy to effect a landing. The aircraft then circled left back to rwy 36, at tree top level the aircraft stalled in the steeply banked turn close tothe ground and crashed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 02/22/2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 0842 LOCAL TIME, N3536C, A CESSNA CE-172 DEPARTED WARRENTON-FAUQUIER AIRPORT (W66) ON AN IFR FLIGHT TO FREEWAY AIRPORT (W00), MITCHELLVILLE, MD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY A NON-INSTRUMENT RATED, PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED WHO WAS RECEIVING INSTRUMENT FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM AN ATP RATED INSTRUMENT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^. ALSO ON BOARD WAS A FEMALE NON-PILOT PASSENGER WHO SURVIVED THE INITIAL CRASH HOWEVER AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT HER CONDITION WAS NOT KNOWN. ACCORDING TO EYEWITNESSES ON THE FIELD (MECHANICS AND PILOTS) THE AIRCRAFT MADE 2 SEPARATE RNAV/GPS APPROACHES TO RWY 36. ON THE FIRST APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEARD BUT NOT SEEN GOING OVER. ON THE SECOND APPROACH A COUPLE OF THE WITNESSES STOOD OUTSIDE THE HANGAR TO SEE IF THE AIRCRAFT COULD BE SEEN. ON THE SECOND APPROACH THE WITNESSES SAW THE AIRCRAFT FLY OVER AT ABOUT 200 TO 300 FT AGL IN THE DIRECTION OF RWY 36. THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLED BACK TO ATTEMPT TO LAND ON RWY 18, HOWEVER THEY WERE TOO FAST AND TOO FAR DOWN THE RWY TO EFFECT A LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CIRCLED LEFT BACK TO RWY 36, AT TREE TOP LEVEL THE AIRCRAFT STALLED IN THE STEEPLY BANKED TURN CLOSE TOTHE GROUND AND CRASHED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.