- Date
- April 12, 1986, 10:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Pioche, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N734JPCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860412011579A
- Case key
- 40387
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on a quarter mile final to runway 06 with winds from 150 degrees at 15 knots gusting to 30 knots the pilot experienced turbulence. The pilot reported he retracted the flaps from 10 degrees and added full power. The aircraft climbed approximately 20 feet then descended to ground impact striking the main gear and shearing off the nose gear. The acft traveled a short distance and nosed over coming to rest inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N734JP
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17268892
- Airframe hours
- 2,525
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ervin Friedman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 1, 1986
- Departed
- 1L1 · Panaca, NV
- Destination
- 13U · Pioche, NV
- Airport
- 13U · Mount Wilson, runway 6, 6,400 × 100 ft, dirt
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
- 65
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,640 total · 1,510 in this make and model · 1,555 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 15 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °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.
Other investigations on N734JP · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.