ATL81FIJ08

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172H · Spring Hill, WV · May 8, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 8, 1981
Place
Spring Hill, WV · SPRING HILL, WV
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N50BMCessna 172H
Status
Completed · report June 30, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810508022879A
Case key
126032

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0927   81/5/8    SPRING HILL,WV      CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 424
        TIME - 1200                    N50BM               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 421 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MALLORY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELKINS,WV                   SPRING HILL,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ABORTED GO-ARD.

Aircraft

Registration
N50BM
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mallory

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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