19871106063089A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Cumming, GA · November 6, 1987

Date
November 6, 1987 · 17:30 local
Place
Cumming, GA
Airport
Mathis
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7140G
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88LA033
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14 total14 in this make and model14 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 and lost control. Came down too close to runway end. Ground looped to avoid overrun and hit trees.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED AND LOST CONTROL.CAME DOWN TOO CLOSE TO RUNWAY END. GROUND LOOPED TO AVOID OVERRUN AND HIT TREES.

NTSB investigation

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