What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 27, 2009 at 11:30 MDT aircraft N52298, a Cessna 172P serial number 17274489 crashed while initiating a go-around after an aborted landing. According to the pilot while in flare to land, the airplane would not settle to the runway normally. When the airplane floated past the planned touchdown zone a go-around was initiated. With full throttle and pitch attitude selected for climb out, the stall warning horn came on. The pilot lowered the pitch and retracted flaps from 40-20 degrees, at this point the airplane stalled and the left wing and propeller contacted the runway. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and came to rest in an upright position. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left wing, fire wall, wind screen, and nose landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 27, 2009 AT 11:30 MDT AIRCRAFT N52298, A CESSNA 172P SERIAL NUMBER 17274489 CRASHED WHILE INITIATING A GO-AROUND AFTER AN ABORTED LANDING. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT WHILE IN FLARE TO LAND, THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT SETTLE TO THE RUNWAY NORMALLY. WHEN THE AIRPLANE FLOATED PAST THE PLANNED TOUCHDOWN ZONE A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED. WITH FULL THROTTLE AND PITCH ATTITUDE SELECTED FOR CLIMB OUT, THE STALL WARNING HORN CAME ON. THE PILOT LOWERED THE PITCH AND RETRACTED FLAPS FROM 40-20 DEGREES, AT THIS POINT THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, FIRE WALL, WIND SCREEN, AND NOSE LANDING GEAR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.