20211005020139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Williston, FL · October 5, 2021

Date: October 5, 2021 · 21:00 local
Place: Williston, FL
Airport: Williston Municipal
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N78604
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA22LA006
Reported as: Cessna 172K
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: 628 total340 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N78604Registration cancelled Feb 17, 2024 · Cessna 172KS/N 17257683 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 172K 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.

Aircrew was performing flight instruction, on approach to runway 5 at the Williston Municipal airpot (X60). The aircraft hit a treetop approximately .5 miles from the beginning of the runway, the aircrat then hit a second set of trees and it slid down the trees and landed and stopped on it's nose . No injuries, instructor and student walked out of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCREW WAS PERFORMING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 5 AT THE WILLISTON MUNICIPAL AIRPOT (X60). THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TREETOP APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAT THEN HIT A SECOND SET OF TREES AND IT SLID DOWN THE TREES AND LANDED AND STOPPED ON IT'S NOSE . NO INJURIES, INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WALKED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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 ERA22LA006Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWilliston, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain on approach which resulted in controlled flight into trees. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the approach path, the dark night conditions and the landing…Oct 6, 2021 · Substantial damage