ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298899
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 June 2000 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172H |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2849L |
| MSN: | 17256049 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3103 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | FOLEY, Alabama -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | , AL (KPVT) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Prior to performing touch and go landings on a 1,000 ft. private grass airstrip with trees at both ends of the runway, the pilot performed takeoff performance calculations and determined that 700 ft. of ground roll would be required without obstacles, and 1,200 ft. would be required for a 50-ft. obstacle clearance. During the pilot's first landing, he touched down 200 ft. from the runway threshold. He applied full power and did not retract the 40 degrees of flaps. During initial climb following takeoff, the airplane's landing gear clipped a line of trees. The airplane then collided with the ground nose first, coming to rest 500 ft. off the end of the runway. According to the 1967 Cessna 172H Airplane Flight Manual, flap settings of 30 to 40 degrees are not recommended at any time for takeoff. In addition, there is no performance data in the manual for takeoffs with 40 degrees of flaps.
Probable Cause: The pilot exceeding the performance capability of the airplane during takeoff. A factor was the trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL00LA060
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2022 00:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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