ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358463
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| Date: | Saturday 12 August 1995 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172H |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3254C |
| MSN: | 17256156 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3500 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Manteo, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ocracoke Is., NC (W95) |
| (KMQI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT HE WAS ALMOST OUT OF FUEL AND MADE A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO LAND. HE DELAYED HIS TOUCHDOWN TILL THE MID-FIELD POINT OF THE RUNWAY, AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE 3,300 FOOT RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision to touchdown at the mid-field point of the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL95LA157
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 14:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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