What happened
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On April 28, 2017, about 12:55 pacific standard time (PST), a Cessna 172S, N796SP, impacted the terrain during an attempted visual flight rules (VFR) landing and attempted go-around from runway 20R (right) at Jean Airport (0L7), Jean, Nevada. The certificated private pilot and his two passengers were not injured. The aircraft was substantialy damaged.
The 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight departed baker, California on a cross-country flight to henderson, Nevada with a final destination of henderson executive airport(khnd), henderson, NV. Shortly after departure, a passenger experienced what was believed by the pilot to be a heart attack. The pilot elected to land at Jean Airport. The pilot entered the airport traffic pattern for runway 20R. The pilot stated his first attempt to land was unsuccessful, stating he was ?too high and too fast?. The pilot?s second attempt to land resulted in the accident. The pilot stated he did not receive an airport weather advisory and did not visually observe the windsock for direction or velocity. Khnd METAR weather data at 12:56 (PST) was reporting winds 010 degrees at 20 knots with wind gusts at 26 knots.
The investigation revealed tire transfer marks beginning 770 feet from the end of runway 20R and progressing left of the runway centerline. Additional tire transfer marks indicating heavy braking were observed 200 feet from the end of the runway. The aircraft departed the left edge of the runway. The pilot stated he attempted to abort the landing and go-around, but could not recall if he applied full power. Multiple ground scars were observed along the aircraft path with the aircraft coming to rest in level desert terrain 1,745 feet south of runway 20R and 465 feet left of the extended runway centerline.
The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the right main landing gear, nose gear and right horizontal stabilizer/elevator. Flight control continuity was established at the scene.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 28, 2017, ABOUT 12:55 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME (PST), A CESSNA 172S, N796SP, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN DURING AN ATTEMPTED VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) LANDING AND ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND FROM RUNWAY 20R (RIGHT) AT JEAN AIRPORT (0L7), JEAN, NEVADA. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALY DAMAGED.
THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED BAKER, CALIFORNIA ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO HENDERSON, NEVADA WITH A FINAL DESTINATION OF HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT(KHND), HENDERSON, NV. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, A PASSENGER EXPERIENCED WHAT WAS BELIEVED BY THE PILOT TO BE A HEART ATTACK. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT JEAN AIRPORT. THE PILOT ENTERED THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 20R. THE PILOT STATED HIS FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, STATING HE WAS ?TOO HIGH AND TOO FAST?. THE PILOT?S SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT RECEIVE AN AIRPORT WEATHER ADVISORY AND DID NOT VISUALLY OBSERVE THE WINDSOCK FOR DIRECTION OR VELOCITY. KHND METAR WEATHER DATA AT 12:56 (PST) WAS REPORTING WINDS 010 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS WITH WIND GUSTS AT 26 KNOTS.
THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED TIRE TRANSFER MARKS BEGINNING 770 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 20R AND PROGRESSING LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. ADDITIONAL TIRE TRANSFER MARKS INDICATING HEAVY BRAKING WERE OBSERVED 200 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE LANDING AND GO-AROUND, BUT COULD NOT RECALL IF HE APPLIED FULL POWER. MULTIPLE GROUND SCARS WERE OBSERVED ALONG THE AIRCRAFT PATH WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST IN LEVEL DESERT TERRAIN 1,745 FEET SOUTH OF RUNWAY 20R AND 465 FEET LEFT OF THE EXTENDED RUNWAY CENTERLINE.
THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER/ELEVATOR. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED AT THE SCENE.
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