SEDONA, AZ, USA
N1845Q
CESSNA C-177RG
THE PLT STATED THAT INSTEAD OF USING THE CUSTOMARY 80 KT APPROACH SPEED HE USED 110 KTS WITH 30 DEG OF FLAPS. ON SHORT FINAL HE WAS STILL HIGH BUT DECIDED TO LAND ANYWAY. HE FORCED THE ACFT ONTO THE RWY & THE ACFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE. UNABLETO RECOVER FROM THE PORPOISING, HE EXECUTED A GO-AROUND, INADVERTENTLY RETRACTING THE FLAPS TO 0 DEG INSTEAD OF 10 DEG. THE ACFT MUSHED INTO BRUSH IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE PLT LATER STATED HE HAD NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE LANDING ON ARPTS ATOP MESAS, & HAD NOT PRACTICED GO-AROUND PROCEDURES SINCE OBTAINING HIS CERTIFICATE ALMOST TWO YEARS BEFORE. RWY 3 HAS A 1.9% UPWARD SLOPE. ACCORDING TO ARPT PERSONNEL, BECAUSE OF THIS RWY'S SLOPE, IT IS GENERALLY USED EVEN WHEN SLIGHT TAILWIND CONDITIONS EXIST.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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