ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 349893
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| Date: | Sunday 14 January 2024 |
| Time: | 12:38 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP |
| Owner/operator: | Avolant Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N512SP |
| MSN: | 172S8371 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mooresville, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lake Norman Airpark, NC (14A) |
| Lake Norman Airpark, NC (14A) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was attempting to land the airplane on a 3,170-ft-long by 40-ft-wide runway and reported that while on final approach he encountered a “heavy gusty crosswind.” The pilot described that after passing a tree line and realizing that he would not be able to land, he attempted a go-around. The last thing the pilot remembered was the airplane impacting trees. The airplane received substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and its empennage structure.
Two witnesses to the accident stated that shortly after initiating the go-around, the airplane turned to the left, missing the trees lining the runway, but then impacted trees approximately 500-ft left of the runway centerline within the residential area of the air park community. The witnesses also described that the airplane started the go-around attempt near the midpoint of the runway. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go-around in gusting crosswind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.wbtv.com/2024/01/14/one-injured-after-small-plane-crash-mooresville-troopers-say/
https://mooresvilletribune.com/news/local/one-injured-in-plane-crash-near-mooresville-on-sunday/article_01353994-b308-11ee-b688-33f6c549f4b9.html
https://mooresvilletribune.com/man-injured-in-plane-crash-near-mooresville-on-sunday/article_85101f69-cd9d-59cc-aa89-d647a924dccf.html
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193666
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=512SP
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N512SP/history/20240114/1700Z/14A/14A
https://photos.flightaware.com/photos/retriever/f48f23a7ae2d18609244627bd20cff9f08f1d4c5 (photo)
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Media:
Plane Crash in Mooresville, off Normandy Rd. A Cessna 172 Plane Crashed, one patient taken to the hospital. #WCCB pic.twitter.com/0qLAZSWdQ1
— Mike Thomas (@tvphotog17) January 14, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2024 18:19 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 14-Jan-2024 19:52 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code] |
| 14-Jan-2024 19:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 15-Jan-2024 08:20 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Embed code] |
| 15-Jan-2024 11:40 | Captain Adam | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2024 22:20 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2024 07:40 | someguitarguy | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Jan-2024 09:37 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 14-Apr-2024 19:36 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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