The Airline Transport pilot received serious injuries and the airplane was substantially damaged at about 1055 Eastern time when the Cessna crashed short of the runway. Visual conditions prevailed. A witness saw the accident airplane on the downwind leg, rocking its wings. While on final approach, he saw the propeller had stopped rotating. It appeared the pilot was trying to stretch the glide; the airplane stalled and impacted the ground a short distance from the runway.
March 4, 2006, Brooksville, Fla. / Cessna 180
The Airline Transport pilot received serious injuries and the airplane was substantially damaged at about 1055 Eastern time when the Cessna crashed short of the runway. Visual conditions prevailed. A witness saw the accident airplane on the downwind leg, rocking its wings. While on final approach, he saw the propeller had stopped rotating. It appeared the pilot was trying to stretch the glide; the airplane stalled and impacted the ground a short distance from the runway....
Key Takeaways:
- An Airline Transport pilot was seriously injured and a Cessna substantially damaged after it crashed short of the runway during visual conditions.
- A witness observed the airplane's wings rocking on the downwind leg and noted the propeller had stopped rotating on final approach.
- The pilot appeared to be attempting to stretch the glide, which resulted in the airplane stalling and impacting the ground a short distance from the runway.
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