Cessna 172H accident near Liberty, MS
On September 12, 1993, a Cessna 172H (airplane) was involved in an accident near Liberty, MS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 12, 1993
- Place
- Liberty, MS
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172H · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 31.160°N, 90.800°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13451
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 12, 1993, at about 1000 central daylight time, a Cessna 172H, N3767R, registered to Liberty Air Inc., operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, crashed while maneuvering on a go-around for landing. The airplane was destroyed and the student pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Natchez Adams County Airport, Natchez, Mississippi, about 58 minutes before the accident. The husband of the deceased pilot who observed the accident from his truck looking towards the approach end of the runway stated his wife was making an approach for landing to runway 36 at the Liberty Airport, Liberty, Mississippi. The approach was described as fast and high. The airplane touched down about 60 to 70 feet past the approach end of the runway, bounced, and began to porpoise. An increase in engine power was heard and a go-around was initiated. The nose of the airplane pitched up about 10 to 15 degrees and a left turn was initiated estimated at about a 20 to 30 degree angle of bank. The flaps were full down and the airspeed was described as being close to a stall airspeed. As the airplane passed overhead the witness was turning his truck around to observe the airplane, when it crashed. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Review of the pilot's logbook on September 13, 1993, revealed numerous required endorsements had not been recorded in the pilot's logbook by her certified flight instructor. Further review of the pilot's logbook by the FAA on October 12, 1993, revealed numerous addition
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S DELAYED GO-AROUND AND FAILURE TO RETRACT THE FLAPS IN A TIMELY MANNER. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF DISTANCE AND SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN OVERSHOOTING THE APPROACH, AND THE EXISTENCE OF POWER LINES CROSSING DIRECTLY OVER THE RUNWAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE GO-AROUND FLIGHT PROFILE WITH FULL FLAPS EXTENDED AND THE LOCATION OF THE WIRES MOST LI
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
