- Date
- April 13, 1994, 07:15 local (11:15 UTC)
- Place
- Crescent City, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8196GCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940413010519A
- Case key
- 37533
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper descent rate, and the check pilot's inadequate supervision. The glassy water condition was a factor.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot receiving the check ride stated that he set up a 150 fpm descent rate to the glassy water. After touchdown, the airplane nosed over & came to rest inverted.
Factual narrative
On April 13, 1994, about 0715 eastern daylight time, N8196G, a Cessna 172N float-equipped airplane, registered to Anthony Silvestri, nosed over while landing on Crescent Lake, Crescent City, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 private pilot check ride flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the commercial-rated pilot receiving the check ride and FAA designee were not injured. The flight originated from Gore Lake, Bunnell, Florida, about 15 minutes earlier.
The pilot receiving the check ride stated that he set up a 150-foot per minute descent rate to the glassy water, but after touchdown the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted.
Examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed that the aft portion of the left float was bent up. There were no scratches along the bottom of the float.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8196G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273616
- Airframe hours
- 1,673
- Engine
- Lycoming O=320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Sps Of Palm Coast
- Registered owner
- Silvestry, Anthony
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 4, 1994 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- X47 · Bunnell, FL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,037 total · 30 in this make and model · 1,700 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB, 26 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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