- Date
- June 6, 1986, 15:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Lynchburg, VA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N20372Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860606022209A
- Case key
- 11227
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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 accident occurred as the plt was attempting to land at an unfamiliar arpt during a x-country flt because a passenger was feeling ill. The rwy was 2900 ft long with a 5% upslope at mid-field. The plt stated he misjudged his alt and airspeed during the apch. Aprx 1/3 the distance down the rwy, the plt applied full pwr to go-around but the acft contacted the rwy and bounced. The acft then veered left off the rwy. The plt landed the acft in the grass and the left wing contacted a tree.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20372
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17261233
- Airframe hours
- 5,150
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Atlantic City Air Taxi
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 26, 1985 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- AIY · Atlantic City, NJ
- Destination
- ROA · Roanoke, VA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- W24 · Falwell, runway 28, 2,900 × 24 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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 113 total · 7 in this make and model · 67 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Observed at
- ROA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.