- Date
- March 7, 1987, 11:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Lexington, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N61639Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870307005429A
- Case key
- 7385
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Analysis
The plt reported that he had transitioned to a visual approach, following a simulated radar approach to the rwy using vectors and descent info supplied by an instrument-rated safety plt in the rt seat. The safety plt was the plt's former instructor. The plt told the safety plt that he felt that the acft was too high to land, and that a go-around might be advisable. The safety plt told him that there was enough room to land and the plt continued the descent. The plt reported that he still had intentions of going around when the safety plt lowered the flaps about 1/3 of the way down the rwy, at about 25 ft AGL. The acft subsequently touched down slightly over halfway down the 3300 foot rwy, and overran the end.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61639
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17264693
- Airframe hours
- 4,318
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Fred Smith Enterprises
- Registered owner
- Alpha Air Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 4, 1986 · 44 hours before
- Airport
- EXX · Lexington Municipal, runway 26, 2,300 × 65 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
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 285 total · 56 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.