Cessna 172E N3513S

Summary

On 30 August 2013 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna 172E registered N3513S, operated by Esterly Bryan H, was involved in an accident near Apex, North Carolina, 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 2013 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Apex, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Deck Airpark (NC11)

Coordinates

35.7381, -78.9208

Aircraft

Cessna 172E

Registration

N3513S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Esterly Bryan H

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fayetteville → Apex

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13CA393

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point on the runway, which resulted in a runway overrun and subsequent aircraft noseover.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Immediately after the accident, the pilot reported to the responding police officer that he landed “hot,” and “overshot” the 1,950-foot-long turf runway. The airplane overran the departure end of the runway, struck a ditch, nosed over, and came to rest inverted with substantial damage to the wings, empennage, and tail section of the airplane. Interpolation of the airplane manufacturer’s landing distance chart revealed that the required landing distance over a 50-foot obstacle was approximately 1,300 feet. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.