- Date
- August 2, 1990, 16:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Tangier Island, VA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1516ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900802029559A
- Case key
- 11608
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and premature raising of the flaps.
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 landed at 65 KTS with 20 deg of flaps. He stated that when he touched down, the acft struck a 'ripple' on the rwy, causing the acft to become airborne. He added power in an unsuccessful attempt to avoid a hard landing. After the acft landed again, it pulled to the left. The plt suspected the nose gear was damaged from the hard landing, so he simultaneously raised the flaps and added power to go-around. The acft began climbing, but began to sink as the flaps retracted. The acft landed hard again, swerved off the left side of the rwy and nosed down.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1516E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271030
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Page Scott
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Cape Charles, VA
- Airport
- TGI · Tangier Island, runway 2, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 100 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 63 °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.
Other investigations on N1516E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.