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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Ft Myers, FL · April 22, 1985

Date
April 22, 1985 · 16:30 local
Place
Ft Myers, FL
Airport
Seair
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N739DA
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85LA154
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
108 total108 in this make and model0 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.

Aborted takeoff after raising nose wheel due to shimmy. Thought he had a power loss. Ran off runway end into gulf.

As the FAA filed it

ABORTED TAKEOFF AFTER RAISING NOSE WHEEL DUE TO SHIMMY. THOUGHT HE HAD A POWER LOSS. RAN OFF RUNWAY END INTO GULF.

NTSB investigation

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