GLEN CAMPBELL, PA, USA
N736FG
CESSNA R172K
DURING FLT, THE PLT FLEW OVER SVRL COAL STRIP MINES AT LOW ALT & AT LOW AIRSPEED. HE HAD THE ACFT TRIMMED FOR 60 KTS & HAD ONE NOTCH OF FLAPS EXTENDED. HE REPORTED THAT AS HE WAS FLYING IN STRAIGHT & LEVEL FLT, THE ACFT SEEMED TO BE DRAWN DOWN INTO A VALLEY. AS HE ADDED POWER, HE HEARD A NOISE AS THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CAME IN CONTACT WITH A DIRT PILE. THE PLT RETURNED TO THE ARPT. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT VEERED INTO A SMALL PATCH OF TREES & CAME TO REST. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 240 DEG AT 25 GUSTING 30 KTS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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