- Date
- October 7, 1992, 12:25 local (16:25 UTC)
- Place
- Apex, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4874DCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921007041269A
- Case key
- 8689
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper in-flight planning and his inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in the overrun of the runway. Factors were the tail wind conditions, and the downhill, grass runway.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The commercial pilot elected to go around on his first landing attempt at the private, grass airstrip due to crosswinds. On his second attempt with 20 degrees flaps selected, he determined that he could not stop the aircraft in the remaining runway, and aborted the landing. The aircraft collided with a ditch, and nosed over. An FAA inspector went to the site immediately after the accident and reported that tailwinds prevailed on the runway that the pilot selected. He also reported that the 2,200 foot airstrip sloped downhill toward the accident site. An inspection of the flight controls and wheel brakes showed no evidence of a malfunction or failure, and none was reported by the pilot.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4874D
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272382
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Raleigh East Airport
- Registered owner
- Summey, Michael
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 2, 1900
- Departed
- W17 · Knightdale, NC
- Airport
- NONE · Cox, runway 27, 2,200 × 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
- 23
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 245 total · 24 in this make and model · 215 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RDU, 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 N4874D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.