- Date
- July 19, 1989, 11:56 local (15:56 UTC)
- Place
- Leesburg, FL
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N47ERCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890719023799A
- Case key
- 32464
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall as he initiated a go-around.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt rprtd that while he was on a short final apch with 20 deg of flaps extended, his rate of dscnt increased. He then raised the flaps to 10 degs & attempted a go-around; however, the acft stalled & crashed in a right wing low attitude. The plt also rprtd that the acft enctrd 'strong gusts on landing and (the) aircraft became uncontrollable.' Aprx 30 mi southeast at orlando, FL, the 1148 EDT wind was from 200 deg at 10 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47ER
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269585
- Airframe hours
- 3,800
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Francis, Leonard P.
- Registered owner
- Francis, Leonard P
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 21, 1989
- Departed
- ORL · Orlando, FL
- Destination
- LEE
- Airport
- LEE · Leesburg, runway 21, 4,165 × 100 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
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 195 total · 50 in this make and model · 95 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORL, 30 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.