Cessna 172H N2849L

Summary

On 8 June 2000 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 172H registered N2849L was involved in an accident near Foley, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 June 2000 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Foley, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Clyde Weir Airstrip (PVT)

Coordinates

30.3995, -87.6795

Aircraft

Cessna 172H

Registration

N2849L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL00LA060

2 people were seriously injured.

The pilot exceeding the performance capability of the airplane during takeoff. A factor was the trees.

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

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Prior to performing touch and go landings on a 1,000 ft. private grass airstrip with trees at both ends of the runway, the pilot performed takeoff performance calculations and determined that 700 ft. of ground roll would be required without obstacles, and 1,200 ft. would be required for a 50-ft. obstacle clearance. During the pilot's first landing, he touched down 200 ft. from the runway threshold. He applied full power and did not retract the 40 degrees of flaps. During initial climb following takeoff, the airplane's landing gear clipped a line of trees. The airplane then collided with the ground nose first, coming to rest 500 ft. off the end of the runway. According to the 1967 Cessna 172H Airplane Flight Manual, flap settings of 30 to 40 degrees are not recommended at any time for takeoff. In addition, there is no performance data in the manual for takeoffs with 40 degrees of flaps.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.