Search Results for: Cessna 172

At approximately 0730 Mountain time, the airplane was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain while maneuvering approximately 20 miles east of Spanish Fork, Utah. Visual conditions prevailed; the pilot and one passenger on board the airplane were seriously injured. Two other passengers had minor injuries. According to one of the passengers, the airplane was flying in a canyon. As the pilot tried to pull up, the engine sputtered a little bit and struck trees. The engine sounded like it was bogging down before the tree strike….

At 1045 Eastern time, the accident aircraft landed wheels-up at the Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport, Fernandina Beach, Fla. The airplane was being flown by the pilot during a Commercial Single Engine practical test at the time. Neither the Private pilot or the check airman were injured. Visual conditions prevailed. The airplane sustained substantial damage….

The Cessna struck several trees and subsequently impacted terrain approximately 0.42 miles east of the Paris-Subiaco Municipal Airport in Paris, Ark., at about 0530. Both the pilot and the pilot-rated passenger aboard were killed. Instrument conditions prevailed as the pair departed for a short cross-country flight. A witness near the airport said he heard the airplane but did not see it. The witness said that fog limited visibility to about 50 feet. No flight plan was on file….

At about 2345 Eastern time, the Skyhawk collided with rising terrain during an instructional flight in visual conditions. Both the instructor and student were injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The flight was en route to Thomson, Ga., and encountered lowering ceilings. After descending to 3500 feet, the airplane collided with trees….

At 1150 Eastern time, the Skyhawk was substantially damaged when the nose gear collapsed during a landing attempt. Visual conditions prevailed for the solo instructional flight; the student pilot was not injured. The pilot later reported crossing the runway threshold approximately 100 feet above ground level and then reducing engine power to idle. During the landing flare, the airplane touched down with a mild impact, followed by a bounce. The pilot continued to flare, with no additional engine power, and the second touchdown was harder than the first. No additional corrective action was attempted for the third touchdown, which broke the nosewheel. The prop hit the pavement and the plane…

At 1400 Pacific time, the Skyhawk collided with terrain during a go-around from the pilots private dirt strip and was substantially damaged. While attempting to land, the pilot lowered about 20 degrees of flap but noted that he was higher than normal on final appproach. After touching down in soft dirt about 700 feet down the runway, the pilot attempted a go-around by adding full power and leaving the flaps down. The pilot climbed to about 100 feet and turned left, but the airplane began to lose altitude. After completing a 180-degree turn and lowering the nose in an effort to regain airspeed, the airplane settled into brush and collided with terrain. The pilot later reported the temperatur…

During an aborted takeoff from an alfalfa field near Eltopia at approximately 1500 Pacific time, the Cessna 172 was substantially damaged; the pilot and passenger were uninjured. While on a cross-country flight, the airplane developed a rough engine and the pilot made a precautionary landing in a nearby field. After the successful landing, the pilot checked the airplanes engine and systems but concluded that …everything seemed to be working fine and elected to attempt a takeoff from the field. During the takeoff roll, the airplane rose into ground effect, but then drifted down. The pilot aborted the takeoff; however, the airplane encountered rough uneven terrain and nosed down….

At about 1900 Pacific time, a Cessna 172S departed the taxiway after landing and struck a median at Riverside Municipal Airport. The pilot was not injured. The pilot said he landed on runway 27 and was attempting to taxi to the ramp area. He was unfamiliar with the airport and requested progressive taxi instructions. In an effort to comply with what he thought the controller was telling him to do, he departed the taxiway, continued down a grassy area and collided with a median….

At approximately 0630, a Cessna 172K struck power lines and crashed near Brazoria County Airport. The airplane had been stolen by an unlicensed person who later admitted to authorities that he had been drinking heavily since the previous evening. An FAA inspector said 16 hangars were broken into and the accident airplane contained miscellaneous equipment from the hangars as well as several beer cans. Law enforcement authorities said the man had taxied another airplane around the airport for a while before parking it and getting into the 172. He said he taxied the 172 around for a while and then decided to go for it and took off….

At about 1400 Pacific time, a Cessna 172N nosed over during the landing roll after encountering snow at Hayfork Airport. The pilot was not injured. The flight had originated at Cottwood, Calif., earlier in the day and had most recently departed Hyampom, Calif., about 15 minutes earlier. The pilot said he was attempting a short-field landing to the snow-covered runway, but during the landing roll, snow accumulated in front of the nose wheel and caused the nose over. The pilot also said he saw tire tracks on the approach end of the runway prior to landing, but did not realize they were from a vehicle instead of an airplane until afterward….