# Accident 19940826023759A: Cessna 172, Pine Mountain, GA, August 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1994, 11:30 local time
- Place: Pine Mountain, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8590° N, 84.8500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8590&lon=-84.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6650A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6650A-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940826023759A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SIMULATED ENGINE OUT TO A FIELD DURING GO AROUND WHEELS CAUGHT ON BARBED WIRE FENCE. CARRIED OUT TOO LOW. TAILWIND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL94LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA160), Aug 26, 1994: Cessna 172 (N6650A), Pine Mountain, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BOTH AIRSPEED AND CLEARANCE FROM A FENCE. FACTORS WERE THE TAILWIND AND THE GUSTS WHICH EXISTED AT THE…

## Other reports on N6650A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930121005899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930121005899I), Jan 21, 1993: Cessna 172 (N6650A), Lanett, AL, Substantial damage. While conducting a high speed taxi test on a oily runway pilot applied brakes. Departed end of runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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