19901129052199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 550 · Sebring, FL · November 29, 1990

Date
November 29, 1990 · 02:15 local
Place
Sebring, FL
Airport
Sebring Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
DXTA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N97QS
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA91LA036
Reported as
Cessna 550
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT15D4
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
22,058 total2,300 in this make and model102 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.

Entered unseen fog bank on final visual approach. Descent not checked,hit ground short of runway. Unattended field.

As the FAA filed it

ENTERED UNSEEN FOG BANK ON FINAL VISUAL APPROACH. DESCENT NOT CHECKED,HIT GROUND SHORT OF RUNWAY. UNATTENDED FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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