What happened
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(-23)Landing runway 27 aborted landing, gust of wind turned aircraft down wind airspeed bled off and aircraft landed in the woods inverted. (.19)on April 29, 2001, at 0930 central daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N12891, collided with trees and the terrain following a loss of control during a go-around on runway 27 at the Virginia municipal airport, eveleth, Minnesota. The pilot and his two passengers were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from eveleth, Minnesota, at 0830 central daylight time. Local winds reported at 0935 central daylight time were from 200 degrees at 16 knots, gusting to 24 knots.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)LANDING RUNWAY 27 ABORTED LANDING, GUST OF WIND TURNED AIRCRAFT DOWN WIND AIRSPEED BLED OFF AND AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE WOODS INVERTED. (.19)ON APRIL 29, 2001, AT 0930 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N12891, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING A GO-AROUND ON RUNWAY 27 AT THE VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, EVELETH, MINNESOTA. THE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM EVELETH, MINNESOTA, AT 0830 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. LOCAL WINDS REPORTED AT 0935 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME WERE FROM 200 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 24 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
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