# Accident 19980425007799A: Cessna 172K, Eagle River, WI, April 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1998, 10:40 local time
- Place: Eagle River, WI
- Airport: Eagle River Union Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9193° N, 89.2508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9193&lon=-89.2508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79006, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79006-2006-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 141 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980425007799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 25, 1998 AT APPROXIMATELY 1040 CDT A CESSNA 172K, N79006 CRASHED INTO TREES AFTER ATTEMPTING A LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT GO-AROUND ON RUNWAY 31 AT EAGLE RIVER, WI. PILOT STATES WIND SHIFTED DURING LANDING APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN AREA OF TREES TAIL FIRST COMING TO REST, NOSE AND RIGHT WING DOWN, AGAINST TWO TREES. THE ENTIRE FUSELAGE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS DID BOTH WINGS. MR. LYNN A. KIRSTEATTER WAS THE PIC OF THIS PLEASURE FLIGHT OPERATED UNDER CRF 14 PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NEITHER THE PILOT OR ANY OF HIS THREE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE FLEW OVER THE AIRPORT AT MID-FIELD, THE WIND 'WAS SWITCHING AROUND TO THE POINT THAT RUNWAY 31 WOULD BE A BETTER CHOICE.'  AS HE WAS APPROACHING RUNWAY 31 ON SHORT FINAL, THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN.  HE LOOKED AT THE WIND SOCK AND IT INDICATED THAT THE WIND WAS 'ALMOST DIRECTLY BEHIND ME.'  HE REMOVED CARBURETOR HEAT, APPLIED FULL POWER, AND RAISED THE FLAPS. INITIALLY THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO ACCELERATE, BUT THEN IT 'SEEMED TO SLIGHTLY SINK.'  HE REPORTED THAT ALL HE COULD SEE                                                             WAS THE TOPS OF TREES SO HE 'PULLED THE NOSE UP AS HIGH AS HE COULD TO STALL THE AIRPLANE.' THE AIRPLANE SETTLED THROUGH THE TREES.  THE PILOT DID NOT CLAIM THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE IMPACT.  THE PILOT INFORMATION MANUAL STATED THE PROCEDURES FOR A BALKED LANDING WERE: 'IN A BALKED LANDING (GO-AROUND) CLIMB, REDUCE THE WING FLAP SETTING TO 20 DEGREES IMMEDIATELY AFTER FULL POWER IS APPLIED.  IF OBSTACLES MUST BE CLEARED DURING THE GO-AROUND, LEAVE THE WING FLAPS IN THE 10 DEGREES TO 20 DEGREES RANGE UNTIL THE OBSTACLES ARE CLEARED.  AFTER CLEARING ANY OBSTACLES THE FLAPS MAY BE RETRACTED AS THE AIRPLANE ACCELERATES TO THE NORMAL FLAPS-UP CLIMB SPEED OF 80 TO 90 MPH.

## 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 CHI98LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA134), Apr 25, 1998: Cessna 172 (N79006), Eagle River, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot failed to compensate for the wind conditions, improperly executed a go-around when he raised the flaps, and failed to maintain obstacle clearance with the trees.

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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