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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · Shelbyville, IN · September 16, 1989

Date
September 16, 1989 · 07:30 local
Place
Shelbyville, IN
Airport
Solenberg Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1844N
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89LA187
Reported as
Cessna 120
Reported engine
Continental C8512F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
934 total72 in this make and model41 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.

Failed to keep aircraft in center of runway. Wing tip hit tall corn on edge of runway pivoting it into the corn.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO KEEP AIRCRAFT IN CENTER OF RUNWAY. WING TIP HIT TALL CORN ON EDGE OF RUNWAY PIVOTING IT INTO THE CORN.

NTSB investigation

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