20151003021159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172B · Benton, CA · October 3, 2015

Date
October 3, 2015 · 11:30 local
Place
Benton, CA
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7837X
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16LA001
Reported as
Cessna 172B
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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What happened

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

Preliminary information from the pilot: while landing with a tailwind the airplane struck a barb wire fence during aborted landing. Airplane ended up 180 degrees from direction of travel

As the FAA filed it

PRELIMINARY INFORMATION FROM THE PILOT: WHILE LANDING WITH A TAILWIND THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A BARB WIRE FENCE DURING ABORTED LANDING. AIRPLANE ENDED UP 180 DEGREES FROM DIRECTION OF TRAVEL

NTSB investigation

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