ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356376
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| Date: | Friday 27 December 1996 |
| Time: | 16:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Tristate Airways |
| Registration: | N738UW |
| MSN: | 70257 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4466 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Manville, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (47N) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After a local flight, the pilot entered the traffic pattern for runway 25, which was 3,450 feet in length. The pilot reported that he kept track of the airplane in front due to the sun glare from a setting sun and a very old windscreen, which 'almost totally wiped out the runway environment.' The pilot stated that the approach to the runway was high and fast. After touchdown just beyond the windsock, the airplane bounced twice and the pilot decided to abort the landing. The pilot stated that he added full power, raised the flaps in 10 degree increments, and the airplane proceeded to 'mush into the bushes and trees' prior to the end of the runway on the north side. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the flaps were up, and the carburetor switch in the 'on' position.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to perform a go-around, and his failure to retract the flaps in increments.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD97LA036
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 06:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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