19881226056349A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172E · Wiscasset, ME · December 26, 1988

Date: December 26, 1988 · 14:50 local
Place: Wiscasset, ME
Airport: Wiscasset Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3736S
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC89LA055
Reported as: Cessna 172E
Reported engine: Continental O300D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 270 total223 in this make and model3 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.

Wind gust turned aircraft 45 degrees on rollout. Tried to go around but caught tree tops on side of runway. Crashed

As the FAA filed it

WIND GUST TURNED AIRCRAFT 45 DEGREES ON ROLLOUT. TRIED TO GO AROUND BUT CAUGHT TREE TOPS ON SIDE OF RUNWAY. CRASHED

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 NYC89LA055Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWiscasset, METhe plt lost control during an attempted go-around, and collided with trees off the side of the runway. The pilot said that a gust of wind turned the acft 45 degrees to the runway on landing roll, and during the attempted go-around he hit tree tops off to the…Dec 26, 1988 · Substantial damage