ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244404
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| Date: | Saturday 24 October 2020 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Robert W Smith |
| Registration: | N7029T |
| MSN: | 46629 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3061 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | SkyRanch at Carefree (18AZ), Carefree, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix-Deer Valley Airport, AZ (DVT/KDVT) |
| Payson Airport, AZ (PJB/KPAN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot reported that, while en route in the airplane, a 'puff of smoke' originated from the instrument panel, so he decided to conduct a precautionary landing at a nearby airport. While on final approach to land, the airplane stalled and then impacted the ground hard just short of the runway.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR21LA023
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N7029T
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Oct-2020 17:40 | Geno | Added |
| 26-Oct-2020 18:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2022 18:21 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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