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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Abita Springs, LA · October 17, 2011

Date: October 17, 2011 · 18:20 local
Place: Abita Springs, LA
Airport: St. Tammany Airport
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2401E
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12CA030
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,700 total700 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N2401ERegistration cancelled Oct 19, 2017 · Cessna 172NS/N 17271268 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine 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.

Pilot was dropping banner at KL31 on a southbound heading east of runway 18/36 at approximately 200 feet AGL. After releasing the banner the pilot applied full power and then felt a surge which he thought was caused by the banner failing to release. He rechecked the release mechanism and then the left wing dropped. The pilot recovered to wings level. The plane did not accelerate, but struck the ground on the nosewheel and flipped over. The pilot stated that he did not hear the stall warning horn but may have felt shaking prior to the wing dropping. Banner was found about 200 yards behind the aircraft accident location.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS DROPPING BANNER AT KL31 ON A SOUTHBOUND HEADING EAST OF RUNWAY 18/36 AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL. AFTER RELEASING THE BANNER THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND THEN FELT A SURGE WHICH HE THOUGHT WAS CAUSED BY THE BANNER FAILING TO RELEASE. HE RECHECKED THE RELEASE MECHANISM AND THEN THE LEFT WING DROPPED. THE PILOT RECOVERED TO WINGS LEVEL. THE PLANE DID NOT ACCELERATE, BUT STRUCK THE GROUND ON THE NOSEWHEEL AND FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT HEAR THE STALL WARNING HORN BUT MAY HAVE FELT SHAKING PRIOR TO THE WING DROPPING. BANNER WAS FOUND ABOUT 200 YARDS BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT LOCATION.

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 CEN12CA030Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCovington, LAThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a banner drop, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.Oct 17, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2401E · 2

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

Incident 20060925025789INormal Cruise · Abita Springs, LA(-23) Pilot departed st tammany regional (L31) on banner towing mission over the city of new orleans. Aircraft carried 43 gallons of fuel with 40 usable. Pilot planned for flight to new orleans, two and a half hours of circling, and the return flight to st…Sep 25, 2006 Accident 19981113034739APractice Training Manuevers · Prescott, AZOn November 13, 1998, at 1600 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 172N, N2401E, force landed in rough terrain 15 miles west of Prescott Arizona, following a loss of engine power. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The flight instructor and dual…Nov 13, 1998 · Substantial damage