- Date
- October 6, 1985, 16:41 local (20:41 UTC)
- Place
- St.Petersburg, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7602DCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851006049139A
- Case key
- 31533
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that while attempting a landing he realized his rate of descent was too high. He then applied power, the nose pitched up and the acft stalled, resulting in a hard landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7602D
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272929
- Airframe hours
- 950
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bay Air Flight Center Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 13, 1985 · 85 hours before
- Airport
- SPG · Albert Whitted, runway 36, 2,800 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 20 total · 20 in this make and model · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIE, 4 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.
Other investigations on N7602D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.