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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Cedar Key, FL · February 20, 1987

Date
February 20, 1987 · 17:05 local
Place
Cedar Key, FL
Airport
George T Lewis
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N12198
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA87LA090
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
246 total110 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

The aircraft struck trees during go around from a downwind landing. Dusk conditions caused pilot to misjudge winds.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING GO AROUND FROM A DOWNWIND LANDING. DUSK CONDITIONS CAUSED PILOT TO MISJUDGE WINDS.

NTSB investigation

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