- Date
- April 10, 1988, 15:18 local (19:18 UTC)
- Place
- Vero Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6283FCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880410008139A
- Case key
- 32015
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was observed to touch down on rwy 36 with full flaps on the grass strip bordered on both sides by citrus groves, surface winds in the area were 120 degs at 11 KTS. The acft was observed to drift to the left off the rwy toward the grove. The plt witnesses stated that full power was applied & with full flaps still extended, a go arnd was attempted with the nose in an extreme nose hi attitude. The lt wing struck the trees & the acft passed over the 225 ft wide grove, a canal, road, & powerlines before crashing into a 40 ft high pine tree with full flaps still extended & still in an extreme nose hi attitude. The plt operating handbook for the acft states 'flap deflections greater than 10 degrees are not recommended for take off.' The pilot later said he had no recollection of the flt or accident. The plt-rated pax seated in the right front seat sustained severe head injuries and was not wearing his shoulder harness.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6283F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273179
- Airframe hours
- 1,137
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Citrus Grove Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Indian River Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 18, 1988 · 57 hours before
- Departed
- OCF · Ocala, FL
- Destination
- X52 · Vero Beach, FL
- Airport
- X52 · New Hibiscus, runway 36, 3,300 × 160 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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 109 total · 27 in this make and model · 60 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VRB, 6 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.