ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353664
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| Date: | Monday 12 October 1998 |
| Time: | 11:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Avcenter Inc. |
| Registration: | N6486J |
| MSN: | 17273877 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10100 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Buhl, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Twin Falls, ID (KTWF) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the landing flare, the aircraft ballooned upward and the student pilot added power to regain control. The aircraft then drifted to the north side of the runway so the pilot elected to make a go-around. Full power was added and the flaps were raised from full (40 degrees) to zero. The stall warning horn sounded and the aircraft dropped, impacting terrain to the side of the runway. According to the Cessna 172N Pilot's Operating Handbook (POH), the aircraft's recommended balked landing procedure is to raise the flaps to 20 degrees, obtain a climb speed of 55 knots indicated airspeed (KIAS), raise flaps to 10 degrees until obstacles are cleared, and completely retract flaps at a safe altitude and 60 KIAS. The airplane's wings-level stall speed ranges from approximately 41 KIAS (47 knots calibrated airspeed [KCAS]) with full flaps to approximately 47 KIAS (53 KCAS) with flaps up. Maximum altitude loss during a stall recovery in the Cessna 172N may be as much as 180 feet. The student pilot, who received his initial solo endorsement 11 days before the accident, reported his total time as 14 hours.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to follow the aircraft's recommended balked landing procedure, resulting in a stall. Factors include the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare, the pilot's lack of total experience, and insufficient altitude available for stall recovery.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA99LA002
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 March 1986 | N6486J | Pocatello Av Center | 0 | American Falls, ID | |
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| 1 March 2019 | N6486J | Avcenter Inc. | 0 | Melba, Idaho | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 09:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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