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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 175 · Wessingtonsprin, SD · July 4, 2003

Date: July 4, 2003 · 14:15 local
Place: Wessingtonsprin, SD
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7256M
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA197
Reported as: Cessna 175
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 170 total100 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N7256MRegistration cancelled Apr 6, 2006 · Cessna 175S/N 55556 · Built 1958 Airframe modelCessna 175 Engine modelContinental GO-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) At about 1415 CDT on 7-4-03, PIC merlyn schafer was attempting a landing on runway 36 at a private grass strip 1.5 miles north of wessington springs, SD. The temperature was 85 degrees f and there was a light west wind. The pilot touched down FAR down the strip and elected to attempt a go-around. The airplane struck a fence at the north end of the field. The airplane traveled about 100 yards north and struck a tree. The pilot and passenger evacuated the airplane and were not injured, but a post crash fire destroyed the airplane.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT ABOUT 1415 CDT ON 7-4-03, PIC MERLYN SCHAFER WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP 1.5 MILES NORTH OF WESSINGTON SPRINGS, SD. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 85 DEGREES F AND THERE WAS A LIGHT WEST WIND. THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN FAR DOWN THE STRIP AND ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A FENCE AT THE NORTH END OF THE FIELD. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED ABOUT 100 YARDS NORTH AND STRUCK A TREE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EVACUATED THE AIRPLANE AND WERE NOT INJURED, BUT A POST CRASH FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRPLANE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI03LA197Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWessington Spri, SDThe pilot not obtaining/maintaining clearance from the barbed wire fence during the go-around. Factors to the accident were the fence, and the brush.Jul 4, 2003 · Destroyed