- Date
- July 30, 1986, 16:25 local (23:25 UTC)
- Place
- Carson City, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N41041Cessna 172G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 40435
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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.
In flight encounter with weather
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Loss of control - in flight
Go-around - initiated
Aircraft handling - improperCause
Stall - inadvertentCause
Lack of total experienceFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The plt stated a dust devil was encountered during final approach. He then added full power, but neglected to lower the nose of the acft. A full stall occurred and recovery was not possible due to the low altitude. The acft then struck the ground, nose first, between a taxiway and a hangar.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41041
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 07214173
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Steven D. Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 004 · Carson City, NV
- Airport
- 004 · Carson City
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 13 total · 13 in this make and model · 5 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F