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August 25, 1992 · Cessna 172H · N1109F
New Cumberland, WV
Overview
Report Status
Probable Cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
August 25, 1992
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (3 uninjured)
Location
New Cumberland, WV
Aircraft
Cessna 172H
Tail Number
N1109F
Operator
John H Galicic
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
NYC92LA182
The pilot prepared for takeoff on runway 22. He said, 'I applied full power as I turned the airplane onto the runway. About halfway down the runway I applied one notch of flaps. As we approached the end of the runway, we left the ground....The airplane did not seem to be producing full power...I cut...power and dumped flaps...Despite full braking it did not stop [on] the runway...Landing gear snagged a...fence.' The runway is 2050 feet in length, with trees at the end. The pilot's handbook recommends not using wing flaps for a short runway with obstructions at the end. The pilot's handbook also recommends holding brakes and then applying full power before takeoff on short runways. The pilot had a total flight time of 80 hours and 33 hours in this make and model airplane. The temperature was 83 degrees F, and the density altitude at the time of the accident was approximately 3800 feet.
NTSB Probable Cause
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER TAKEOFF PROCEDURES AND HIS LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE WHICH RESULTED IN AN ABORTED TAKEOFF WITH INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY TO STOP AND THE SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH A FENCE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE; THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, AND HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE.
Full Narrative
THE PILOT PREPARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 22. HE SAID, 'I APPLIED FULL POWER AS I TURNED THE AIRPLANE ONTO THE RUNWAY. ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY I APPLIED ONE NOTCH OF FLAPS. AS WE APPROACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, WE LEFT THE GROUND....THE AIRPLANE DID NOT SEEM TO BE PRODUCING FULL POWER...I CUT...POWER AND DUMPED FLAPS...DESPITE FULL BRAKING IT DID NOT STOP [ON] THE RUNWAY...LANDING GEAR SNAGGED A...FENCE.' THE RUNWAY IS 2050 FEET IN LENGTH, WITH TREES AT THE END. THE PILOT'S HANDBOOK RECOMMENDS NOT USING WINGS FLAPS FOR A SHORT RUNWAY WITH OBSTRUCTIONS AT THE END. THE PILOT'S HANDBOOK ALSO RECOMMENDS HOLDING BRAKES AND THEN APPLYING FULL POWER BEFORE TAKEOFF ON SHORT RUNWAYS. THE PILOT HAD A TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OF 80 HOURS AND 33 HOURS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 83 DEGREES F, AND THE DENSITY ALTITUDE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 3800 FEET.
Flight
Event TypeAccident
Event Time15:00 EDT
Nearest AirportHerron Airport (0nm)
Runway22
Runway Length2050 ft
Runway Width20 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo
Aircraft
AircraftCessna 172H
Tail NumberN1109F
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorJohn H Galicic
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · O-300-D · Reciprocating · 145
Seats4
People & Injuries
Injury SummaryNo injuries (3 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured3
Total3
Crew 1Age 18 · Third Class
Conditions
ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind220° @ 5 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C
Altimeter0
Weather SourcePILO