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FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Page, AZ · May 27, 2012

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Date
May 27, 2012 · 09:00 local
Place
Page, AZ
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N21718
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR12CA232
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
158 total158 in this make and model104 in the last 90 days
N21718Registered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9645 · Built 2004Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

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

I approached straight-in runway 33 with 65 knots indicated speed. Other airplane was on downwind. Iwas crabbing (not side slipping), then tried to co rrect yaw on short final. Just before round out, I didpower idle. Then I rounded out over number 33. Then I pulled back on tlje yoke to flare 2-3 times. Theleh tire touched down first, then the right, and then the front. Aher touchdown the airplane was goingleh from centerline. 1 think I was a little sideloaded. So I asked to SIC "why is it going left?" He tookcontrols while the airplane was halfway between the centerline and runway edge and yelled "goaround!" Then the airplane exited the runway to the left and was at a fast speed over the grass. Thenthe leh wing of our airplane hit the tail of the seminole which was parked on the ramp. Our airplanewas spun 180 degrees, then stopped as it scratched the front windshield of the Cessna 182 which wasalso parked on the ramp. Just before impacting t he seminole, SIC pulled mixture to idle cutoff. I did nothave the controls after it was taken by the SIC.

As the FAA filed it

I APPROACHED STRAIGHT-IN RUNWAY 33 WITH 65 KNOTS INDICATED SPEED. OTHER AIRPLANE WAS ON DOWNWIND. IWAS CRABBING (NOT SIDE SLIPPING), THEN TRIED TO CO RRECT YAW ON SHORT FINAL. JUST BEFORE ROUND OUT, I DIDPOWER IDLE. THEN I ROUNDED OUT OVER NUMBER 33. THEN I PULLED BACK ON TLJE YOKE TO FLARE 2-3 TIMES. THELEH TIRE TOUCHED DOWN FIRST, THEN THE RIGHT, AND THEN THE FRONT. AHER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE WAS GOINGLEH FROM CENTERLINE. 1 THINK I WAS A LITTLE SIDELOADED. SO I ASKED TO SIC "WHY IS IT GOING LEFT?" HE TOOKCONTROLS WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS HALFWAY BETWEEN THE CENTERLINE AND RUNWAY EDGE AND YELLED "GOAROUND!" THEN THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND WAS AT A FAST SPEED OVER THE GRASS. THENTHE LEH WING OF OUR AIRPLANE HIT THE TAIL OF THE SEMINOLE WHICH WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP. OUR AIRPLANEWAS SPUN 180 DEGREES, THEN STOPPED AS IT SCRATCHED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OF THE CESSNA 182 WHICH WASALSO PARKED ON THE RAMP. JUST BEFORE IMPACTING T HE SEMINOLE, SIC PULLED MIXTURE TO IDLE CUTOFF. I DID NOTHAVE THE CONTROLS AFTER IT WAS TAKEN BY THE SIC.

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 WPR12CA232Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPage, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare.May 27, 2012 · Substantial damage