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FAA incident report · Cessna 172G · Palmyra, PA · May 28, 2023

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Date
May 28, 2023 · 13:00 local
Place
Palmyra, PA
Airport
Reigle Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5804R
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
134 total134 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N5804RRegistered now · Cessna 172GS/N 17253473 · Built 1965Airframe modelCessna 172GEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

A Cessna 172 was attempting to land on runway 13 that is 1955 feet long x 40 feet wide with a field elevation of 489 feet. It was a clear day with broken clouds at 16,000 feet, visibility was 10 statute miles, runway conditions were dry. The pilot reported he entered downwind for runway 13 and reduced the RPM to 1600. At 100 mph he added 10 degrees of flaps and slowed the aircraft to 80 mph. He added another 10 degrees of flaps and turned base. At approximately 800-900 feet MSL (311-411 feet AGL) he turned to final to line up with runway 13 and added another 10 degrees of flaps at approximately 700 feet MSL (211 feet AGL). He pulled power because he said he felt a little high crossing the threshold at 70-73 mph. He touched down and floated nearly one third of the way down the runway due to the high landing speed. He did not attempt to perform a go around and as the aircraft settled, he was unable to stop on the runway. The pilot veered off the right side of runway 13 into an embankment. The pilot reported intentionally exiting the runway to avoid enterining vechicle traffic locatated at the end of runway 13.

As the FAA filed it

A CESSNA 172 WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 13 THAT IS 1955 FEET LONG X 40 FEET WIDE WITH A FIELD ELEVATION OF 489 FEET. IT WAS A CLEAR DAY WITH BROKEN CLOUDS AT 16,000 FEET, VISIBILITY WAS 10 STATUTE MILES, RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE PILOT REPORTED HE ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 13 AND REDUCED THE RPM TO 1600. AT 100 MPH HE ADDED 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS AND SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO 80 MPH. HE ADDED ANOTHER 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS AND TURNED BASE. AT APPROXIMATELY 800-900 FEET MSL (311-411 FEET AGL) HE TURNED TO FINAL TO LINE UP WITH RUNWAY 13 AND ADDED ANOTHER 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS AT APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET MSL (211 FEET AGL). HE PULLED POWER BECAUSE HE SAID HE FELT A LITTLE HIGH CROSSING THE THRESHOLD AT 70-73 MPH. HE TOUCHED DOWN AND FLOATED NEARLY ONE THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY DUE TO THE HIGH LANDING SPEED. HE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO PERFORM A GO AROUND AND AS THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED, HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 13 INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE PILOT REPORTED INTENTIONALLY EXITING THE RUNWAY TO AVOID ENTERINING VECHICLE TRAFFIC LOCATATED AT THE END OF RUNWAY 13.