Cessna 172H N8112L

Summary

On 16 April 2010 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 172H registered N8112L, operated by Gyles Arthur John, was involved in an accident near Archer, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 April 2010 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Archer, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Flying Ten Airport (0J8)

Coordinates

29.6172, -82.5053

Aircraft

Cessna 172H

Registration

N8112L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gyles Arthur John

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Live Oak → Archer

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10LA233

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed for undetermined reasons while maneuvering in the vicinity of an airport, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and hard landing.

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The pilot was discovered in the wreckage of his airplane, one-quarter mile east of the destination airport, an estimated one hour after the accident. Before he was transported to the hospital, where he died of his injuries, he told a police detective that he did not recall the accident. A review of photographs and satellite images revealed that the pasture where the airplane came to rest was adjacent, and parallel to, the turf runway at the destination airport. The initial ground scar in the field was abeam the approach end of the runway. It could not be determined if the pilot mistook the field site for the airport, or if he attempted a forced landing there, but the dimensions and the surface conditions of the field site could have supported a normal landing. Deformation of the airframe and flight controls were consistent with a 35-degree, nose-low, high-energy impact consistent with a stall. Postaccident examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of mechanical anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.