- Date
- October 28, 1991, 15:46 local (20:46 UTC)
- Place
- Bellaire, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3795ACessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 15342
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper remedial action after ballooning during a landing flare. Factors associated with the accident are gusty crosswinds and the pilot's lack of total experience.
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.
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Remedial action - improperCause
Lack of total experienceFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Airspeed(vs) - not maintained
Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid
Analysis
The accident airplane dragged a wing on the runway after ballooning and stalling during a landing flare. The airplane then left the runway and nosed down in soft terrain. Strong gusty crosswinds were present at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3795A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 29495
- Airframe hours
- 5,070
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Grand Traverse Air Svc. Inc.
- Registered owner
- Grand Traverse Air Svc. Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 2, 1991 · 34 hours before
- Departed
- Y17 · Acme, MI
- Airport
- ACB · Antrim Co, runway 2, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 87 total · 25 in this make and model · 60 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 9 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TVC, 22 nm away