- Date
- May 14, 1991, 11:43 local (16:43 UTC)
- Place
- Clanton, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N46240Cessna 172I
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910514015709A
- Case key
- 8405
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft during a go-around. The pilot's lack of experience was a related factor.
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.
Analysis
The solo student pilot was performing his fourth landing of the day. The airplane 'floated considerably,' so he executed a go-around. While at 8 to 10 feet above the runway and close to stall speed, he applied full power. The airplane rolled to the left and stalled adjacent to the runway. The airplane collided with the ground in a left wing-low attitude. The pilot had logged 15 hours total time, 3.8 hours as pilot-in-command. He reported no mechanical problems with the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46240
- Reported as
- Cessna 172I
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17257129
- Airframe hours
- 5,437
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Clanton Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Clanton Flying Service
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 12, 1991 · 33 hours before
- Airport
- 02A · Gragg-Wade, runway 26, 4,000 × 100 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
- 47
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15 total · 15 in this make and model · 4 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point -0 °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 N46240 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.