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FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Carrabelle, FL · September 8, 2007

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Date
September 8, 2007 · 10:30 local
Place
Carrabelle, FL
Airport
Dog Island
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1954F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA07CA143
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total68 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N1954FRegistration cancelled Nov 12, 2008 · Cessna 172NS/N 17273044 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine 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) During landing at the Dog Island Airport the pilot decided to use only partial flaps (20 degrees) for landing. This decision was made because he stated there was an approximately 7 knot crosswind and heavy aircraft load. The use of reduced flaps got the pilot high and fast and required him to slip the aircraft from about 200 to about 20 feet AGL at which time he straightened the nose and touched down on the runway. Because of the high speed the aircraft lifted back off the ground. The airplane floated down the runway without descending, and as the pilot decided to add power and go around, the aircraft began a sink rate to land. The pilot decided to stop and reduced power. When the aircraft was just prior to impacting the ground, the pilot retracted the flaps causing the loss of lift and a nose drop. The hard impact caused the nose wheel to collapse, the propeller and cowl immpacted the ground. The impact in the soft grass surface runway caused the nose of the aircraft to dig in and the aircraft flipped over upside down.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LANDING AT THE DOG ISLAND AIRPORT THE PILOT DECIDED TO USE ONLY PARTIAL FLAPS (20 DEGREES) FOR LANDING. THIS DECISION WAS MADE BECAUSE HE STATED THERE WAS AN APPROXIMATELY 7 KNOT CROSSWIND AND HEAVY AIRCRAFT LOAD. THE USE OF REDUCED FLAPS GOT THE PILOT HIGH AND FAST AND REQUIRED HIM TO SLIP THE AIRCRAFT FROM ABOUT 200 TO ABOUT 20 FEET AGL AT WHICH TIME HE STRAIGHTENED THE NOSE AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH SPEED THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED BACK OFF THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE FLOATED DOWN THE RUNWAY WITHOUT DESCENDING, AND AS THE PILOT DECIDED TO ADD POWER AND GO AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A SINK RATE TO LAND. THE PILOT DECIDED TO STOP AND REDUCED POWER. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS JUST PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND, THE PILOT RETRACTED THE FLAPS CAUSING THE LOSS OF LIFT AND A NOSE DROP. THE HARD IMPACT CAUSED THE NOSE WHEEL TO COLLAPSE, THE PROPELLER AND COWL IMMPACTED THE GROUND. THE IMPACT IN THE SOFT GRASS SURFACE RUNWAY CAUSED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO DIG IN AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER UPSIDE DOWN.

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 MIA07CA143Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCarrabelle, FLThe improper flare by the pilot-in-command resulting in a hard landing.Sep 8, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1954F · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19990301019239IDescent · New Orleans, LAAirman conducted pre-flight planning and visually inspected the aircraft prior to departure from tallahasse, Florida. The pilot's assertion that the fuel tanks were full is supported by refueling records. Pilot preflight and leaning procedures were confirmed…Mar 1, 1999