- Date
- August 2, 1987, 17:25 local (21:25 UTC)
- Place
- Whitemarsh, MD
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N54905Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 11288
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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 pilot stated that he touched down near the end of the 22OO foot runway. However, witnesses said he landed so FAR down the runway that they did not believe he could stop on the runway. The pilot delayed his go around attempt to the point where it was not possible to accelerate to a safe flying speed before liftoff. A loss of control occured after the aircraft collided with the static line above high tension lines while the pilot was attempting to gain airspeed with the stall warning horn sounding.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54905
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17275076
- Airframe hours
- 1,675
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Russell W. Childs
- Registered owner
- Russell W Childs
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 18, 1986 · 75 hours before
- Departed
- MD64 · St. Michaels, MD
- Destination
- 1W2 · Whitemarsh, MD
- Airport
- 1W2 · Baltimore Airpark, runway 9, 2,200 × 50 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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 250 total · 241 in this make and model · 200 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F
- Altimeter
- 28.00 inHg