Cessna 172E N8775U

Summary

On 3 April 1988 at about 19:20 local time, a Cessna 172E registered N8775U, operated by TOM G. Holmes, was involved in an accident near Leona, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 April 1988 at 19:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Leona, Texas, United States

Coordinates

31.1491, -95.9700

Aircraft

Cessna 172E

Registration

N8775U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

TOM G. Holmes

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Galveston → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW88LA087

2 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT PLANNED HIS APCH TO LAND ABOUT 1000 FT DOWN THE 3400 FT DIRT RWY BECAUSE THE FIRST 1000 FT WAS WET AND SOFT. THE LAST 400 FT WAS ALSO WET AND SOFT. THE WIND WAS CALM AND THE APCH SPEED WAS HIGH. DURING THE FLARE, THE ACFT BALLOONED AND FLOATED PAST THE INTENDED TOUCHDOWN PT. THE PLT THEN DECIDED THE ACFT WAS TOO FAR DOWN THE RWY FOR A SAFE LANDING AND EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. HE HAD EXTENDED THE FLAPS TO MORE THAN 30 DEG AND ON THIS ACFT THE FLAP SWITCH IS SPRING LOADED TO THE OFF POSITION. HE ALSO USED CARB HEAT DURING THE APCH AND DID NOT TURN IT OFF DURING THE GO-AROUND. THE ACFT ACCELERATED SLOWLY AND WHEN THE NOSE WAS RAISED TO CLEAR 50 FT TREES OFF THE END OF THE PRIVATE STRIP, THE ACFT MUSHED INTO THE TREES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.