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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Lynchburg, VA · September 15, 2017

Date
September 15, 2017 · 20:00 local
Place
Lynchburg, VA
Airport
Falwell Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5396D
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA540
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
350 total7 in this make and model88 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

According to the statement from the pilot: pilot made a normal approach into Falwell Airport with extra speed. Pilot ballooned the aircraft during touchdown. Pilot then executed a go-around by adding full power while maintating positive control of the aircraft. The aircraft's performance

Could not meet the needed climb rate based on the runway gradient and obstacle requirements. He decided he would not continue the go around and pulled out the power and stalled the aircraft onto the ground causing damage to the wings, propeller, engine, and landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT: PILOT MADE A NORMAL APPROACH INTO FALWELL AIRPORT WITH EXTRA SPEED. PILOT BALLOONED THE AIRCRAFT DURING TOUCHDOWN. PILOT THEN EXECUTED A GO-AROUND BY ADDING FULL POWER WHILE MAINTATING POSITIVE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT'S PERFORMANCE

COULD NOT MEET THE NEEDED CLIMB RATE BASED ON THE RUNWAY GRADIENT AND OBSTACLE REQUIREMENTS. HE DECIDED HE WOULD NOT CONTINUE THE GO AROUND AND PULLED OUT THE POWER AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, PROPELLER, ENGINE, AND 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.

Other reports on N5396D · 2

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