- Date
- August 26, 1991, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Fisher, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7043GCessna 172K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910826036749A
- Case key
- 23394
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to use the aircraft performance data to compute the takeoff distance. A factor was the high density altitude.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
A 365 hour private pilot attempted to takeoff from a 2,100 foot strip, under a light wind condition and a density altitude of 2400 feet. The pilot stated that he had made several flights from the same strip, under similar circumstances without any problems. The pilot stated that he rotated the airplane about the same point that he usually rotated, and the airplane became airborne but failed to climb out of ground effect. The airplane impacted a levee at the departure end of the strip and flipped upside down. The pilot did not consult the aircraft performance data to compute the takeoff distance. Takeoff distance to clear an obstacle was 2,311 feet.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7043G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17258743
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Herbert D. Ziegenhorn
- Registered owner
- Herbert D. Ziegenhorn
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Airport
- NONE, runway 18, 2,100 × 80 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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 365 total · 150 in this make and model · 345 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JBR, 24 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.