- Date
- May 4, 2001, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Patterson, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5247RCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20010504011229A
- Case key
- 52373
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain control during the go-around. A contributing factor was the wind gust.
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
During the landing flare, the airplane encountered a gust of wind. After the pilot applied full power to initiate a go-around, the airplane impacted the runway on the right main wheel and on the nose wheel. The go-around was continued and a normal landing ensued. Subsequent inspection of the airplane revealed damage to the firewall.
Factual narrative
On May 4, 2001, at 1100 central daylight time, a Cessna 172M airplane, N5247R, registered to and operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged when it struck the ground during a go-around on runway 24 at the Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport, in Patterson, Louisiana. The commercial pilot and his passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The local flight departed from the airport at 1000. The purpose of the flight was to demonstrate the airplane to a perspective buyer.
The pilot reported that during the landing flare, he encountered a "gust of wind [which] caused [the] wing to stall." He then applied full power to initiate a "go-around." Subsequently, the airplane "struck [the] runway on [the] right main wheel and [on the] nose wheel." The go-around was continued and "a normal landing resulted."
During taxi to the ramp, the pilot noticed a vibration coming from the right main wheel. The airplane was inspected by a mechanic, who found the right main and nose wheels bent, and the firewall buckled.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5247R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17263461
- Airframe hours
- 14,330
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Stanley Don Abney
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 2001 · 18 hours before
- Departed
- PTN · Patterson, LA
- Destination
- PTN · Patterson, LA
- Airport
- PTN · H. P. Williams Memorial Air, runway 24, 5,401 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 47
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- October 1, 1999
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,500 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 3,000 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 12 knots, gusting 16
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.