- Date
- September 6, 1986, 22:33 local (Sep 7, 1986, 02:33 UTC)
- Place
- Fuguay-Varina, NC
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4892GCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860906044789A
- Case key
- 7185
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt said he saw fog around rwy lights as he flew over airport to enter downwind leg for rwy 16. On short final, below level of trees that bordered rwy east side. He lost ground references. Flaps were retracted to reduce drag but acft was not accelerated to best rate of climb speed. Pitch attitude was not properly positioned to account for flap retraction. Acft did not climb and struck trees ato east of rwy. Plt said heading was miantained on 160 degrees. He told FAA inspector that heading indicator was reset during the approach and turn to rwy 16.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4892G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273439
- Airframe hours
- 2,072
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Harnett Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 13, 1986 · 95 hours before
- Departed
- MRH · Morehead City, NC
- Airport
- 5W5 · Triple W Air Park, runway 16, 3,004 × 70 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 339 total · 150 in this make and model · 303 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 30° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RDU, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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