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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Buffalo, MO · September 21, 2000

Date
September 21, 2000 · 18:55 local
Place
Buffalo, MO
Airport
Buffalo Municipal Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N7353A
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI00LA305
Reported as
Cessna 172
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student

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.

(-23) Student pilot stated that he was attempting to land on runway 21 with full flaps. He executed a go-around NY adding full power (carb heat left on ) and retracting the flaps. He heard the stall warning horn, and the airplane yawed to the left. N7353A impacted the ground apporx. 300 feet east of the runway in an open area od the county fairgrounds. The three occupants egressed the airplane with various bruises and small lacerations. There was no post-crash fire. Damage to a/c consisted of a crumpled right wing, nosecowling, right main and nose gear, and left wing tip.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21 WITH FULL FLAPS. HE EXECUTED A GO-AROUND NY ADDING FULL POWER (CARB HEAT LEFT ON ) AND RETRACTING THE FLAPS. HE HEARD THE STALL WARNING HORN, AND THE AIRPLANE YAWED TO THE LEFT. N7353A IMPACTED THE GROUND APPORX. 300 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY IN AN OPEN AREA OD THE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. THE THREE OCCUPANTS EGRESSED THE AIRPLANE WITH VARIOUS BRUISES AND SMALL LACERATIONS. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE. DAMAGE TO A/C CONSISTED OF A CRUMPLED RIGHT WING, NOSECOWLING, RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR, AND LEFT WING TIP.

NTSB investigation

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