Cessna 172 N724BC

Summary

On 29 June 2019 at about 22:09 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N724BC was involved in an accident near Greer, South Carolina, United States. One person was 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

29 June 2019 at 22:09

Classification

Accident

Location

Greer, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Flying Few (PVT)

Coordinates

34.9386, -82.2272

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N724BC

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greenville → Greer

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA477

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper decision to continue a steep and fast approach to landing, which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with a drainage culvert.  

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, as the airplane entered the downwind traffic pattern, its airspeed and altitude were too high. The pilot decided to continue the landing, and the airplane touched down about midfield on the 1700-ft-long runway. The pilot tried to use aerodynamic braking, but the airplane overran the end of the runway and collided with a drainage culvert. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left elevator and the rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.