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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172M · Winston-Salem, NC · August 23, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report

Date: August 23, 1984, 10:55 local (14:55 UTC)
Place: Winston-Salem, NC
Injuries: 2 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Landing
Aircraft: N9657QCessna 172M
Weather: Instrument (IMC) · Day
Status: Completed
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19840823046419A
Case key: 6530

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Hard landingLanding - roll

Planned approach - improperPilot in commandFactor

Go-around - initiatedPilot in commandFactor

Go-around - disregardedPilot in commandFactor

Flare - improperPilot in commandCause

Analysis

Following a high and slow apch, the plt decided to discontinue the landing. Power was added for a go-around, but the power response was not sufficient and the plt elected to continue the landing. Power was reduced and the nose lowered but, the acft stalled and impacted the rwy in a nose down attitude.

Aircraft

Registration: N9657Q
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 17265741
Airframe hours: 1,084
Engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Personal · Part 91
Registered owner: Skyhawk Association
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
Last inspection: Annual · October 20, 1983 · 129 hours before
Destination: RUQ · Salisbury, NC
Airport: INT · Smith Reynolds, runway 21, 3,938 × 150 ft, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role: Pilot
Age: 48
Certificate: Private
Airplane ratings: Single-engine land
Instrument ratings: Airplane
Medical: Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat: Left
Flight hours: 500 total · 20 in this make and model · 399 as pilot in command · 113 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions: Instrument (IMC) · Day
Wind: 250° at 8 knots
Visibility: 2 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft overcast
Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 66 °F
Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Observed at: INT

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19840823046419ACessna 172M · Winston Salem, NCLeveled off too slow and too high aircraft stalled and hit the runway nose first collapsing the nose gear.Aug 23, 1984 · N9657Q · Substantial damage