- Date
- May 1, 1992, 10:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Amelia, VA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N20209Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920501013049A
- Case key
- 11779
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Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgement of distance and altitude that resulted in an landing overrun and collision with an embankment. Contributing was failure to initiate a go around and inadequate supervision.
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
Two flight instructors were aboard. According to the airplane operator, the purpose of the flight was to conduct a biennial flight review. A short field landing was attempted on a 2100 foot long grass strip. A landing was made at an approach speed of 70 mph, using full flaps. During the landing, a decision was made to abort the landing because the airplane was not adequately decelerating and insufficient runway length remained. Engine power was increased to abort the landing, and the airplane subsequently collided with an embankment about 350 feet past the end of the runway. A witness reported the airplane landed about halfway down the runway. Post accident examination of the airplane did not disclose evidence of mechanical malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20209
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1726097
- Airframe hours
- 5,200
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Wings & Nuts Flying Club, doing business as Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Wings & Nuts Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 24, 1991 · 59 hours before
- Departed
- W98 · Chesterfield, VA
- Airport
- W80 · Hill Top, runway 28, 2,100 × 120 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
- 43
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 676 total · 183 in this make and model · 550 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.