- Date
- March 25, 1986, 18:05 local (23:05 UTC)
- Place
- Advance, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N737DRCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860325010919A
- Case key
- 7079
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on final apch to rwy 27,plts vision restricted by sun glare. Plt indicated that he was high & fast and landed too long to allow go around. Overran runway, nose gear mired and acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N737DR
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269342
- Airframe hours
- 2,897
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Twin Lakes Aviation
- Registered owner
- Lend-A-Wing, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 3, 1985 · 11 hours before
- Airport
- 8A7 · Twin Lakes, runway 27, 2,950 × 50 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 277 total · 41 in this make and model · 180 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 5 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N737DR · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.