# Accident 20030211008529A: Cessna 172M, Hendersonville, NC, February 11, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2003, 15:20 local time
- Place: Hendersonville, NC
- Airport: Hendersonville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3075° N, 82.4331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3075&lon=-82.4331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80355, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80355-2018-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 800 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030211008529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 11, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:20 EST, THE PILOT MADE AN APPROACH TO GRASS RUNWAY 14 AT JOHNSON FIELD (8NC9) DURING HIGH AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS. AN ATTEMPTED GO AROUND WAS INITIATED AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED ABOVE HANGERS ON (0A7) HENDERSONVILLE AIRPORT, HENDERSONVILLE, NC. NOTE: THESE AIRPORTS ARE PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE HANGERS AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE HANGERS ON 0A7. BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED AIRCRAFT UNHARMED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR LOCAL FLIGHT. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED WITH HIGH WINDS. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ATL03LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA044), Feb 11, 2003: Cessna 172 (N80355), Hendersonville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and clearence from power lines during a go-around, resulting in an in-flight collision with a powerline.

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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