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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Ft Madison, IA · February 16, 1985

Date
February 16, 1985 · 15:05 local
Place
Ft Madison, IA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N61868
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC85LA063
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
79 total13 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Bounced on landing, go around, swerved off side of runway, hit snowbank. Instructor counseled about crosswinds.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED ON LANDING, GO AROUND, SWERVED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY, HIT SNOWBANK. INSTRUCTOR COUNSELED ABOUT CROSSWINDS.

NTSB investigation

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