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FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Spanish Springs, NV · August 31, 2006

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Date
August 31, 2006 · 19:10 local
Place
Spanish Springs, NV
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N97306
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX06CA281
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total700 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N97306Registration cancelled Jul 8, 2008 · Cessna 172PS/N 17276175 · Built 1984Airframe modelCessna 172PEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) While attempting to land at N86, the pilot privacy data omitted determined during the flare to landing, with full flaps, that he should execute a go-around due to his uncertainty of the length of remaining runway. Full power was applied and the aircraft struggled to remain airborne. The pilot feathered (raised flaps) up one notch to gain airspeed and experienced some loss of lift. Pilot lowered nose and tried to fly in a slight descent to pick up airspeed. As aircraft started a shallow climb the aircraft impacted the roof of an unoccupied house and came to rest in the attic of the structure. No fire experienced. Further examination of the wreckage revealed the carburetor heat control to be in the full on position at the time of impact with the house. The configuration of full carburetor heat, mixture control full rich, full flaps, coupled with density altitude and 323 lbs of gear/baggage in aft section of aircraft, would be a contributing factor that prevented the aircraft to develop full climb power during the attempted go-around. There was also evidence of an aft c.g. situation indicated by considerable nose down trim on the elevator trim tab position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT N86, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ DETERMINED DURING THE FLARE TO LANDING, WITH FULL FLAPS, THAT HE SHOULD EXECUTE A GO-AROUND DUE TO HIS UNCERTAINTY OF THE LENGTH OF REMAINING RUNWAY. FULL POWER WAS APPLIED AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUGGLED TO REMAIN AIRBORNE. THE PILOT FEATHERED (RAISED FLAPS) UP ONE NOTCH TO GAIN AIRSPEED AND EXPERIENCED SOME LOSS OF LIFT. PILOT LOWERED NOSE AND TRIED TO FLY IN A SLIGHT DESCENT TO PICK UP AIRSPEED. AS AIRCRAFT STARTED A SHALLOW CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE ROOF OF AN UNOCCUPIED HOUSE AND CAME TO REST IN THE ATTIC OF THE STRUCTURE. NO FIRE EXPERIENCED. FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL TO BE IN THE FULL ON POSITION AT THE TIME OF IMPACT WITH THE HOUSE. THE CONFIGURATION OF FULL CARBURETOR HEAT, MIXTURE CONTROL FULL RICH, FULL FLAPS, COUPLED WITH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND 323 LBS OF GEAR/BAGGAGE IN AFT SECTION OF AIRCRAFT, WOULD BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR THAT PREVENTED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEVELOP FULL CLIMB POWER DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND. THERE WAS ALSO EVIDENCE OF AN AFT C.G. SITUATION INDICATED BY CONSIDERABLE NOSE DOWN TRIM ON THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB 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 LAX06CA281Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSpanish Springs, NVthe pilot's failure to initiate a timely go-around and to attain an adequate climb rate. Factors in the accident were the high density altitude and the likely quartering tail wind that may have affected the aircraft's climb gradient.Sep 1, 2006 · Substantial damage