- Date
- May 14, 1988, 16:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Mathew, VA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6449RCessna 172RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880514069709A
- Case key
- 11414
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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 plt stated he did a soft field takeoff using 10 degs of flaps. The acft lifted off at about 55 to 60 KTS but according to the plt, was unable to climb out of groundeffect. Since he was too FAR down the rwy to abort the takeoff the plt increased pitch to climb; however, the acft stalled, collided with the ground, and nosed over. The plt reported no mechanical malfunction. Examination of the acft revealed that the flaps were retracted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6449R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172RG0183
- Airframe hours
- 2,520
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-F1A6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Mideastern Airways Inc.
- Registered owner
- Mideastern Airways Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 27, 1988 · 24 hours before
- Destination
- ORF · Norfolk, VA
- Airport
- 9VA1 · Holly Point, runway 25, 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
- 54
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,700 total · 300 in this make and model · 6,500 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHF
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.