19890115000699A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Richmond, VA · January 15, 1989

Date
January 15, 1989 · 17:45 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Hanover County Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N901ZZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO89LA014
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
66 total1 in this make and model25 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.

Elected to go around after floating but allowed torque to turn plane off runway,aborted,nosed over in soft ground.

As the FAA filed it

ELECTED TO GO AROUND AFTER FLOATING BUT ALLOWED TORQUE TO TURN PLANE OFF RUNWAY,ABORTED,NOSED OVER IN SOFT GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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