Cessna 337C N2574S

Summary

On 11 July 2000 at about 20:58 local time, a Cessna 337C registered N2574S was involved in an accident near Chesapeake, Virginia, 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

11 July 2000 at 20:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Chesapeake, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Chesapeake Regional (CPK)

Coordinates

36.6699, -76.2993

Aircraft

Cessna 337C

Registration

N2574S

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Georgetown → Pottstown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC00LA196

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to follow the published go-around procedure. Factors were the pilot's improper evaluation of the wind conditions, and a tailwind.

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

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The non-instrument rated pilot observed precipitation and low clouds along his route of flight, and chose to divert to an airport. While landing at the airport, he observed varying winds. He encountered a tailwind and heard the stall warning horn activate. He added power and completely retracted the flaps, with the intent to go-around, but the airplane contacted the runway and traveled off the right side. At the time of the accident, reported winds indicated a tailwind of 10 knots, gusting to 14 knots. Reported winds up to 1 hour prior to the accident indicated a tailwind for that particular runway. Review of the make and model airplane handbook revealed that during a go-around, pilots should partially retract the flaps first, establish an airspeed of 80 knots, then slowly retract the remaining flaps.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.