- Date
- February 1, 1989, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Galion, OH
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8121BCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890201001709A
- Case key
- 7985
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to retract the flaps prior to adding power for takeoff resulting in a premature lift-off, and the pilot's failure to maintian control of the airplane after lift-off which resulted in a stall/mush.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane stalled and crashed shortly after a downwind touch & go ldg. The plt reported that he did not check the arpt windsock prior to the ldg. The airplane touched down about 1/3 down the 3,500 ft rwy with full flaps (40 degrees). The plt then initiated t/o by first adding power. Before he could raise the flaps the airplane became airborne & climbed to about 100 ft. he then elected to leave the flaps down because of low airspeed and the possibility of stalling. The airplane began to descend, and subsequently impacted the ground with the rt main & nose ldg gear about 300 yds south of the arpt. A witness reported that the airplane maintained a high angle of attack as it descended. The pilot noted that the wind had been blowing from the opposite direction earlier in the flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8121B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 29921
- Airframe hours
- 2,147
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Brode, Stephen H.
- Registered owner
- Brode, Stephen H
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 4I9 · Mt. Gilead, OH
- Airport
- GQQ · Galion Municipal, runway 23, 3,500 × 75 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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 22 in this make and model · 72 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MFD, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.