172 crash in HKY tonight

[WrightAvia]

also, i've had to declare a couple of emergencies this summer with pax on board.

I suppose it is a bit of a scary feeling hearing thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, while flying in a 152. Soon followed by the feeling of embarrassment upon realizing that it was the end of your seat belt hanging out the door, after you had declared an emergency and did your best "under stress" landing with the fire trucks lining the runway. But to have done it a couple of times?

 

[WrightAvia]

don't talk sh*t.

Declaring a couple of emergencies a summer, now that's some sh!t talkin'.

 

[starvingcfi]

haha. what've you been following me around?

 

[WrightAvia]

Yea, but not to the point of stalking. I put the RAZZ in PAPARAZZO, so at least I got that going for me.

 

[starvingcfi]

ahh caddyshack. greatest movie ever.

 

[ArcticFlier]

did it occur to anyone that the four people in question where actually midgets?

Weight wasn't an issue, apparently. Being able to see, though.................

AF

 

[lookup]

Now THIS is a scary thread...

Here, have a little gasoline on that fire...

Did s/he have too much pitch, or not enough power?

(he he.. yes, just trolling )

LU

(Oh, and yes, I too am thankful that no one was hurt.)

 

[Weasil]

Preliminary NTSB report

NTSB Identification: ATL04LA040
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, November 22, 2003 in Hickory, NC
Aircraft: Cessna 172, registration: N61924
Injuries: 4 Uninjured.

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

On November 22, 2003, at 1803 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172, N61924, registered to and operated by a commercial pilot, nosed over during at attempted landing on runway 24 at hickory Regional Airport in Hickory, North Carolina. The instructional flight operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The certified flight instructor (CFI), the student pilot and the two other occupants were not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight departed Mount Airy/Surry County Airport in Mount, Airy North Carolina, at 1703, on November 22, 2003.

According to the CFI, the flight was cleared for a series of touch and go landings to runway 24. During one of the procedures, the airplane touched down, rolled about 1400 feet, when the airplane veered to the right as the student pilot applied throttle for the "go" phase of the procedure. The airplane continued off the runway surface into the grass, crossed a taxiway and nosed over.

 

[Weasil]

Another news article.

A small plane with four people aboard crashed Saturday evening at the Hickory Regional Airport, but no one was seriously injured. The Cessna 172M crashed shortly after 7 p.m. and rested upside down at the airport, Hickory Fire Department spokeswoman Terri Rhodes said. The passengers were removed from the plane and don't require hospitalization, Rhodes said.Rhodes said it was unclear whether the plane was landing or taking off at the time of the crash. Hickory police and fire officials were at the crash scene Saturday evening.

Federal Aviation Administration records list the plane's owner as Freddy Gray of Mount Airy. The 28-year-old aircraft has a registration date of 2001, the records show.