Cessna 172 N4156F

Summary

On 28 August 1988 at about 16:25 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N4156F, operated by Robert W. Davis, was involved in an accident near Oakland, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 August 1988 at 16:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Oakland, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Greater Gortner (2MD8)

Coordinates

39.4094, -79.4096

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N4156F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert W. Davis

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cumberland → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO88LA077

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE LANDING APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 22 WAS MADE OVER POWER LINES. HE STATED THAT DURING THE APPROACH THE STALL WARNING HORN ACTIVATED AND HE INCREASED POWER TO MAINTAIN 60 MPH WITH 20 DEGS OF FLAPS. ONCE ESTIMATING THAT HIS INTENDED POINT OF TOUCHDOWN COULD BE REACHED, HE REDUCED THE POWER AT WHICH POINT THE AIRPLANE 'DROPPED.' THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE TERRAIN IN A FLAT ATTITUDE, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER COMING TO REST APRX 60 FEET BEYOND THE THRESHOLD. THE PASSENGER STATED THAT THE STALL WARNING ACTIVATED AS THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED TO TERRAIN IMPACT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.