HUNTINGTON BCH, CA, USA
N172HW
CESSNA 172
THE ACFT CONTACTED A PARKED CAR AND A HANGAR FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND. THE PLT REPORTED THE ACFT WAS HIGH AND FAST ON FINAL APCH. HE SELECTED FULL FLAPS AND A NOSE UP ATTITUDE TO LOSE AIRSPEED AND ALT. HE FLARED THE ACFT AT 20 FT AGL AT WHICH TIME, HE CLAIMED, HIS PASSENGER TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS TO HELP LAND THE ACFT. THE ACFT THEN SETTLED TO THE RWY AND BOUNCED 20 FT IN THE AIR. THE PLT APPLIED FULL POWER AND LOWERED THE NOSE TO GAIN AIRSPEED IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLEAR A BUILDING 600 FT AHEAD. THE ACFT THEN CONTACTED A PARKED CAR NEXT TO THE BUILDING. THE RT FRONT SEAT PASSENGER, WHO IS A CFI, DENIES TOUCHING THE CONTROLS. THE OPERATORS MANUAL STATES TO REDUCE FLAPS TO 20 DEGS IMMEDIATELY AFTER APPLYING FULL POWER FOR A BALKED LANDING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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