20061224027809A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Cottonwood Fall, KS · December 24, 2006

Date: December 24, 2006 · 11:00 local
Place: Cottonwood Fall, KS
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4811G
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN07CA043
Reported as: Cessna 172N
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 105 total90 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N4811GRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17273359 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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) The airman misidentified the landing surface for the airport, made an approach to a pasture, and flew through a 3 strand barbed wire fence. The pilot aborted the landing, found the airport, and landed without further incident. There were no injuries to the pilot or passengers, but the aircraft suffered structural damage to the horizontal stabilizer, as well as minor damage to other areas of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRMAN MISIDENTIFIED THE LANDING SURFACE FOR THE AIRPORT, MADE AN APPROACH TO A PASTURE, AND FLEW THROUGH A 3 STRAND BARBED WIRE FENCE. THE PILOT ABORTED THE LANDING, FOUND THE AIRPORT, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGERS, BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AS WELL AS MINOR DAMAGE TO OTHER AREAS OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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 DEN07CA043Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCottonwood Fall, KSthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the fence. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inability to properly identify the runway environment, and the improper in-flight decision to initiate a go-around.Dec 24, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4811G · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20121118025139ALanding: Rollout · Poplar Grove, ILPIC of N4811G was conducting touch and go crosswind landings in the pattern at C77. On his third landing, he stated the aircraft began veering to the right during roll-out - wind component was 5O degrees from the right at 10 knots. The PIC attempted to bring…Nov 18, 2012 · Substantial damage Incident 19800824064049ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Mckinley Park, AKLate to abort takeoff. Dragged a wing tip during swerve to avoid embankment.Aug 24, 1980 · Minor damage