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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Clarksdale, MS · September 12, 1996

Date
September 12, 1996 · 10:30 local
Place
Clarksdale, MS
Airport
Fletcher Field Airport
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N29464
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL96LA126
Reported as
Cessna 177
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11 total10 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Gust of wind hit plane as student was landing. Lost directional control on go around. Wind calm moments earlier.

As the FAA filed it

GUST OF WIND HIT PLANE AS STUDENT WAS LANDING. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON GO AROUND. WIND CALM MOMENTS EARLIER.

NTSB investigation

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