GRAND CANYON, AZ, USA
N529CA
CESSNA 172N
THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO TAXI AND TAKEOFF WITH FULL FLAPS AND A DENSITY ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 7700 FEET. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT THE STALL WARNING WAS GOING ON AND OFF FROM SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF UNTIL LANDING. AT ABOUT 150 FEET AGL THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE STARTED WITH A LEAN MIXTURE AND ATTEMPTED TO RELEAN. THE MIXTURE WAS NEVER ENRICHED. DURING LANDING ROLL ON A SMALL HIGHWAY THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FORCED INTO A DITCH WHEN TRYING TO AVOID A CAR.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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