Falwell Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Lynchburg, Virginia 24506
Friday, June 6, 1986 15:45 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT AN UNFAMILIAR ARPT DURING A X-COUNTRY FLT BECAUSE A PASSENGER WAS FEELING ILL. THE RWY WAS 2900 FT LONG WITH A 5% UPSLOPE AT MID-FIELD. THE PLT STATED HE MISJUDGED HIS ALT AND AIRSPEED DURING THE APCH. APRX 1/3 THE DISTANCE DOWN THE RWY, THE PLT APPLIED FULL PWR TO GO-AROUND BUT THE ACFT CONTACTED THE RWY AND BOUNCED. THE ACFT THEN VEERED LEFT OFF THE RWY. THE PLT LANDED THE ACFT IN THE GRASS AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A TREE.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/6/1986
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1545
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City LYNCHBURG
Event State VIRGINIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 24506
Event Date Year 1986
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport FALWELL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID W24
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 942
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 1000 Z
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID ROA
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation Z
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 7
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 29
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 140
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 8
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 3
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency FAA
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 367
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jun 6 1986 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1715
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 30707
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:14AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N20372
NTSB Number BFO86FID07
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 172M
Aircraft Series Identifier 172M
Aircraft Serial Number 17261233
Certified Max Gross Weight 2300
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Jul 26 1985 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 30
Airframe Hours 5150
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name ATLANTIC CITY AIR TAXI
Aircraft Owner Street Address BADER FIELD
Aircraft Owner City ATLANTIC
Aircraft Owner State NJ
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 08401
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code AIY
Departure City ATLANTIC CITY
Departure State NJ
Departure Country
Departure Time 0
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code ROA
Destination City ROANOKE
Destination State VA
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 28
Runway Length 2900
Runway Width 24
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --