Accident Details
A Cessna 172M was landing on runway 14 with winds reported from 150 to 160 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 20 knots. The pilot initiated a go-around after aborting the landing.
Pilot Actions
The pilot stated in his report that he advanced full throttle and initiated a go-around. He reported that the stall horn 'went off momentarily and the plane dropped hard on the right wheel and bounced back up in the air.' During the ensuing attempted go-around, the stall horn began to sound again. The aircraft then impacted the ground, and a postimpact fire erupted, destroying the airplane. The pilot had flown 2.4 hours in the last 90 days.
Witness Account
According to the pilot of another airplane, the Cessna pilot's approach was 'too low, shallow, and slow.' The witness further reported that he did not think the airplane 'would reach the runway,' and as it reached the runway, it began 'to rock indicating he was about to stall.'