GASTONIA, NC, USA
N5324K
CESSNA 172P
THE ACFT STALLED INTO THE GROUND JUST SHORT OF THE RWY AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. THE PILOT WAS FLYING FROM THE RIGHT SEAT SO HIS FEMALE PASSENGER COULD USE THE MORE ADJUSTABLE LEFT SEAT. THE PILOT STATED THAT AT 70 KTS ON FINAL APPROACH FOR A LANDING THE ACFT STARTED TO SETTLE AND THE AIRSPEED TO DECAY. HE SAID HE WAS USING 30 DEGREES OF FLAPS BUT AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE FLAPS WERE UP WITH THE HANDLE DOWN. WHEN THE AIRSPEED STARTED TO DECAY HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE. BEFORETHE ENGINE COULD RESPOND THE PILOT SAID SOMETHING CAUSED THE ACFT TO PITCH UP AND HE INADVERTANTLY PULLED THE THROTTLE OUT (RETARDED IT). THE STALL WARNING CAME ON. HE PUSHED THE THROTTLE BACK IN AND LOWERED THE NOSE AND THE ACFT HIT ON THE NOSE GEAR ABOUT 60 FT SHORT OF THE RWY. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT SKIDDED ONTO AND VEERED OFF OF THE RWY.NEITHER OF THE 2 OCCUPANTS WERE USING THE AVAILABLE SHOULDER HARNESS AND BOTH SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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