- Date
- May 31, 1987, 15:47 local (19:47 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Wales, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N63597Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870531017439A
- Case key
- 31919
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt selected 20 degrees of flaps for a short field takeoff. At aprx 75 ft AGL he raised them 10 degrees resulting in a nose high altiude. The acft then stalled and crashed uncontrolled in a nose low altitude causing the nose gear to collapse. The acft then nosed over and came to rest inverted. According to the plt's operating handbook, flap settings greater than 10 degrees are not approved for takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63597
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17275453
- Airframe hours
- 2,611
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Cub Club,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Cub Club Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 20, 1987 · 68 hours before
- Destination
- FMY · Ft. Myers, FL
- Airport
- X25 · Chalet Suzanne Air Strip, runway 36, 2,450 × 50 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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 375 total · 335 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCO, 33 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.