- Date
- October 22, 1988, 15:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Peyton, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9062HCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881022047829A
- Case key
- 17634
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A practice touch and go landing was being made on rwy 15, with winds reported as gusting to 20 knots. During the takeoff, the wing flaps would not retract and the aircraft climbed to 15 ft AGL. The pilot said he attempted to land after flying 500 yards and finding no increase in airspeed or altitude. Witnesses reported that the aircraft flew nose high, then the right wing dipped and struck the ground. The acft nosed over and came to rest 1,500 feet from the end of the rwy. A post accident inspection revealed that the wing flap circuit breaker was tripped, and the wing flap actuating switch was 'reversed.' The switch had to be held in the 'up' position to retract the flaps. It was not necessary to hold the switch down to fully extend the flaps. The plt said that this procedure distracted his attention during the takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9062H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17265924
- Airframe hours
- 4,441
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Militair Aviation
- Registered owner
- Pegasus Aerial, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1988
- Departed
- OOV
- Destination
- OOV
- Airport
- Meadow Lake, runway 15, 4,100 × 35 ft, concrete
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
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 153 total · 28 in this make and model · 73 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.