- Date
- June 27, 1992, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Huntsville, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8198LCessna 172H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920627034199A
- Case key
- 8626
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions at the airstrip, and the excessive airspeed on final approach. A factor was the prevailing tailwind at the airstrip.
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 private pilot was returning to his short (1200 feet), private, grass airstrip. He did not take into account a tailwind of about 10 knots; he also flew the final approach about 5 knots faster than normal. After touchdown, he was not able to bring the aircraft to a stop in the remaining runway. The aircraft collided with perimeter trees, resulting in structural damage to the airframe. The pilot reported no mechanical problems with the aircraft during the accident flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8198L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17256398
- Airframe hours
- 3,085
- Engine
- Continental O-300D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Stottle, Robert D.
- Registered owner
- Stottle, Robert D.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 19, 1991 · 63 hours before
- Departed
- HSV · Huntsville, AL
- Destination
- NONE · Huntsville, AL
- Airport
- NONE · Bonnie Field, runway 18, 1,200 × 250 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
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 430 total · 250 in this make and model · 354 as pilot in command · 49 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HSV, 8 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.
Other investigations on N8198L · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.