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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Cumberland Isla, GA · January 30, 1982

Date: January 30, 1982 · 15:10 local
Place: Cumberland Isla, GA
Airport: Candler Highpoint
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N734YY
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL82DA044
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 55 total16 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N734YYRegistration cancelled Apr 3, 1985 · Cessna 172NS/N 17269232 Airframe modelCessna 172N

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed downwind. Hit dip in runway, bounced and floated to end of runway. Hit trees. Had failed to close throttle.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED DOWNWIND. HIT DIP IN RUNWAY, BOUNCED AND FLOATED TO END OF RUNWAY. HIT TREES. HAD FAILED TO CLOSE THROTTLE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL82DA044Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCumberland Isla, GAThe 2500 ft runway had trees on 3 sides. The normal pattern for landing was from east to west and departures were normally from west to east. A long, shallow, tailwind approach was made from the east at about 65 knots. The pilot used 40 degrees of flaps and…Jan 30, 1982 · Substantial damage