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FAA accident report · Cessna 501 · Franklin, NC · March 15, 2012

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Date
March 15, 2012 · 13:45 local
Place
Franklin, NC
Airport
Macon County Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7700T
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA12FA225
Reported as
Cessna 501
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
5
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,158 total177 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N7700TRegistration cancelled Jan 24, 2018 · Cessna 501S/N 501-0248Airframe modelCessna 501

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft departed venice, FL (kvnc) at approximately 1149L on 03/15/2012 with 1 pilot and 4 passengers. Aircraft was on a flight plan to Macon County Airport (1A5) attempted to land on runway 25. According to witnesses the aircraft appeared too high and initiated a go-around, on the second attempt to land the approach was still high. The nose gear first contacted midway down the runway, the aircraft bounced twice, power was increased in what appeared to be an attempt to go around, the right wing and nose of the aircraft contacted the ground causing the aircraft to flip wing over wing and come to rest upside down at about 90? To the right of the runway and bursting into flames fatally injuring the pilot and all passengers. Aircraft came to rest about 1000 ft. from the end of the 5000 ft. runway. The right thrust reverser was found deployed and the corresponding control also reflected deployment. Accident occurred at approximately 1345L. The FBO at 1A5 has no records within the last three years of this aircraft visiting or transitioning through this airport.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VENICE, FL (KVNC) AT APPROXIMATELY 1149L ON 03/15/2012 WITH 1 PILOT AND 4 PASSENGERS. AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FLIGHT PLAN TO MACON COUNTY AIRPORT (1A5) ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TOO HIGH AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND, ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND THE APPROACH WAS STILL HIGH. THE NOSE GEAR FIRST CONTACTED MIDWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE, POWER WAS INCREASED IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND, THE RIGHT WING AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP WING OVER WING AND COME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN AT ABOUT 90? TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AND BURSTING INTO FLAMES FATALLY INJURING THE PILOT AND ALL PASSENGERS. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 1000 FT. FROM THE END OF THE 5000 FT. RUNWAY. THE RIGHT THRUST REVERSER WAS FOUND DEPLOYED AND THE CORRESPONDING CONTROL ALSO REFLECTED DEPLOYMENT. ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1345L. THE FBO AT 1A5 HAS NO RECORDS WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS OF THIS AIRCRAFT VISITING OR TRANSITIONING THROUGH THIS AIRPORT.

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 ERA12FA225Accident · 5 fatalField investigationFinal reportFranklin, NCThe pilot's failure to achieve a stabilized approach, resulting in a nose-first, bounced landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's activation of only one thrust reverser, resulting in asymmetrical thrust.Mar 15, 2012 · Substantial damage