- Date
- August 21, 1988, 08:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Freeport, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N172RQCessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880821034179A
- Case key
- 36217
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt said that he had landed on the 2268 ft long, sod strip on several previous occasions. He said there was a right crosswind at about 6 KTS. The acft was too high and go-arounds were made following the first two approaches. On the third approach, the acft touched down at midfield. The plt applied the brakes but they were ineffective on the wet grass. The acft went off the end of the rwy and down a slope. A short way down the slope, the acft encountered tall vegetation and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N172RQ
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172-76324
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Steel City Aviation
- Registered owner
- Jack A Klenik
- Departed
- AGC · Pittsburgh, PA
- Destination
- G06
- Airport
- G06 · Mcville, runway 21, 2,268 × 200 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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 238 total · 55 in this make and model · 179 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.