# Accident 20180516005409A: Cessna 120, Harlan, IA, May 16, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2018, 09:15 local time
- Place: Harlan, IA
- Airport: Harlan Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5869° N, 95.3367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5869&lon=-95.3367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77273, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77273-2019-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 277 total, 29 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18CA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180516005409A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED ON GO-AROUND WHEN THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCK A BARBED WIRE FENCE 265 FEET NORTH EAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE GRASS RUNWAY 03. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 625 FEET NORTH OF THE FENCE. THE PILOT IN COMMAND HELD A VALID COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE AND PROPERLY ENDORSED TO ACT AS PIC OF A CONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.

## 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 CEN18CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18CA185), May 16, 2018: Cessna 120 (N77273), Harlan, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s late go-around during a bounced landing, which led to an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.

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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