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July 23, 1999 · Cessna 172G · N6017R

Dover, DE

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
July 23, 1999
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Dover, DE
Aircraft
Cessna 172G
Tail Number
N6017R
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
NYC99LA183

The student pilot landed the airplane long and fast, and could not stop it before it went off the end of the runway and into some trees. The pilot was supposed to initiate a go-around once the airplane passed a prescribed mark on the runway, but did not do so.

NTSB Probable Cause

The student pilot's failure to execute a go-around. Factors include excessive airspeed on the final approach, and the student pilot's attempt to land beyond a safe touchdown point.

Full Narrative

On July 23, 1999, about 1830 Eastern Daylight Time, a Cessna 172G, N6017R, was destroyed when it overran the runway and impacted trees at Chandelle Estates Airport (0N4), Dover, Delaware. The student pilot was uninjured, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed for the local instructional solo flight, which was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector, the student pilot was on his third solo flight, when he "landed long and fast" on Runway 4. The student pilot could not stop the airplane before it went off the end of the runway, and then into some trees. The student pilot wrote that he "had glide rate set up, and 30 degrees flaps on final." During the landing, the airplane touched down once, then "bounced and floated. I ran out of runway and headed for [a] tree...." In a separate statement, the operator wrote that the student pilot did not follow a flight school directive, which required him to initiate a go-around after reaching a prescribed mark on the runway. About 30 minutes after the accident, weather recorded at an airport 4 miles to the south included winds from 110 degrees magnetic, at 5 knots.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time18:30 EDT
Nearest AirportChandelle Estates (0nm)
Runway4
Runway Length2533 ft
Runway Width28 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 172G
Tail NumberN6017R
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · O-300D · Reciprocating · 145
Seats4

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 36 · Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind110° @ 5 kt
Visibility4 sm
CeilingBroken clouds 20000 ft
Altimeter29.00 inHg
Observation Time22:59
Weather SourceWFAC

Appendix: Source Data