Cessna 172M N9263H

Summary

On 21 April 2022 at about 00:15 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N9263H, operated by K S Flying Club Inc, was involved in an accident near Manhattan, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 April 2022 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Manhattan, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Smith Airport (43KS)

Coordinates

39.0168, -96.1937

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N9263H

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

K S Flying Club Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wamego → Manhattan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA181

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat during the approach and his unsuitable flight profile for an upsloping runway, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and an impact with terrain during an attempted go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot flew a low approach to a turf runway with an upslope and then attempted a goaround with an airspeed of about 55 knots and the flaps extended. The pilot noted a partial loss of engine power and noted that the airplane would not climb. The airplane descended slightly and subsequently impacted trees and fence poles beyond the departure end of the runway, which damaged both wings. Postaccident examination of the airplane and engines revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot stated he did not apply carburetor heat during the approach. With the probability of serious carburetor icing at glide power, the lack of carburetor heat likely contributed to the partial loss of engine power during the go-around attempt. Another pilot familiar with the airport reported that the runway’s upslope was difficult to fly over. Because the pilot did not maintain a higher airspeed during the low approach and initiate the go-around earlier, he flew an unsuitable profile for the upsloping runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.