- Date
- July 9, 1987, 07:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place
- Goodway, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N46233Cessna 172I
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870709034249A
- Case key
- 7479
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt rprtd that he lndd long on a 2500 ft grass strip which was wet due to hvy dew. Drg the apch, he had an airspeed of 75 to 80 KTS with 30 deg of flaps. Subsequently, the acft slid off the departure end & struck a pecan tree. The recommended final apch speed with 40 deg of flaps was 60 KTS. The plt rprtd that he should have used all of the strip for the lndg.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46233
- Reported as
- Cessna 172I
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17257126
- Airframe hours
- 2,385
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- South Alabama Aviation,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Argent K Hare
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 10, 1987 · 13 hours before
- Airport
- Farrar Flying Service, runway 18, 2,500 × ft, grass/turf
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
- 18
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 150 total · 21 in this make and model · 125 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.