Cessna 172M N5267R

Summary

On 7 June 1997 at about 16:35 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N5267R was involved in an accident near Put-In-Bay, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 June 1997 at 16:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Put-In-Bay, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Put-In-Bay (OH30)

Coordinates

41.6406, -82.8201

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N5267R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bryan → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD97LA084

2 people had minor injuries.

Pilot in command failed to maintain control of the airplane. Factors to the accident where high wind conditions with a strong crosswind component and the pilot's inadvertent failure to raise the flaps during the go around.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot arrived at his destination in a high wind condition with a strong crosswind component. The approach to the runway started too high and too close, so the pilot utilized full flaps. The airplane did not touch down and with no runway remaining, the pilot elected to go around. The pilot made a left climbing turn to avoid flying over water and a restricted area located a 1.5 miles away. In the excitement of the go around, the pilot forgot to raise the flaps. He reported that the airplane would not climb and kept losing altitude. Witnesses reported that the airplane was descending and fishtailing in a nose up attitude when the wing collided with a tree. The airplane impacted the ground and came to rest inverted. No mechanical problems were reported by the pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.