# Accident 20070316003589A: Cessna 172E, Pleasanton, KS, March 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2007, 16:30 local time
- Place: Pleasanton, KS
- Airport: Yeamans Fox Nest
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2250° N, 94.6644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2250&lon=-94.6644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5759T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5759T-2009-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 705 total, 350 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070316003589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS LANDING TO THE SOUTH, A CROSSWIND EXISTED AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER TO INITIATE A GO AROUND AND STRUCK A TREE BRANCH 20-30 FEET IN THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND INTO THE TREE BRANCHES THAT CUSHIONED THE IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 180 DEGREES FROM THE FLIGHT PATH FACING NORTH IN A CLOSE TO A VERTICAL POSITION. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND NO INJURY OCCURRED. THE GRASS STRIP WAS WELL MAINTAINED, 2500' LONG AND 50-75 WIDE.

## 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 DEN07CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA076), Mar 16, 2007: Cessna 172E (N5759T), Pleasanton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go-around. Contributing factors were the gusts and crosswinds.

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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