# Accident 20081025851489A: Cessna 172P, Monticello, IN, October 25, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2008, 17:19 local time
- Place: Monticello, IN
- Airport: White County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7086° N, 86.7667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7086&lon=-86.7667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54971, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54971-2013-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 4 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081025851489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL MISTAKES PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, HE DID NOT OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING FOR HIS INTENDED ROUTE OF FLIGHT OR DESTINATION, THE PILOT ALSO FAILED TO CALCULATE THE AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF WEIGHT AND C.G.  UPON ARRIVAL AT HIS DESTINATION THE PILOT FAILED TO CHECK THE WIND-SOCK TO VERIFY THE WIND DIRECTION AND RUNWAY IN USE, HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN USING A NON-STANDARD METHOD AND THEREBY ATTEMPTED TO LAND WITH A 12KT TAILWIND.  ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT REALIZED HE WAS NOT IN POSITION TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND, THE CARB-HEAT WAS STILL ON AS HE APPLIED FULL POWER, THIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FACT THAT HE HAD THREE PASSENGERS AND A FULL LOAD OF FUEL ADVERSELY EFFECTED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  AT APPROXIMATELY 30' AGL THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO STALL, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST THEN FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.  THE PILOT AND ALL THREE PASSENGERS MANAGED TO ESCAPE WITHOUT INJURY.

## 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 CEN09CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA041), Oct 25, 2008: Cessna 172 (N54971), Monticello, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot stalled the airplane during a go-around. Contributing to the accident included the pilot's improper in-flight decision, the tailwind landing, and the pilot's failure to put the carburetor…

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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