- Date
- February 14, 1987, 16:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place
- Pelahatchie, MS
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8474LCessna 172I
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870214029619A
- Case key
- 31854
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that he was practicing emerg power-off landings, when, on final apch, realized he wouldn't clear the trees located west of the rwy. He then cleared them by adding power thought the acft then descended in a flare attitude until contact with the ground aprx 200 feet short of the rwy. The acft then nosed over & came to rest inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8474L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172I
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17256674
- Airframe hours
- 2,860
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cecil H. Payne
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 15, 1986
- Airport
- 16M · Payne, runway 8, 2,400 × 70 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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 674 total · 201 in this make and model · 369 as pilot in command · 334 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JAN, 11 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.