Cessna 172F N7832U

Summary

On 30 August 1998 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 172F registered N7832U, operated by Barrett A. Bailey, was involved in an accident near Spring Hill, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 August 1998 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Spring Hill, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Pilot Country (X05)

Coordinates

28.3705, -82.5093

Aircraft

Cessna 172F

Registration

N7832U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Barrett A. Bailey

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA98LA233

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudgment of distance and his delay in initiating a go around. Contributing was the pilot's improper landing flare.

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

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The aircraft floated during landing flare and touched down over half the way down the 3,700-foot runway. The pilot initiated a go-around, but aborted the go-around when he realized the aircraft would not clear trees and telephone wires at the end of the runway. The aircraft could not be stopped on the remaining runway and collided with a dirt bank and nosed after overrunning the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.