- Date
- July 14, 1985, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Statesville, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N12334Cessna 172 M
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850714030899A
- Case key
- 6829
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While en route, the plt encountered reduced visibility & had difficulty finding the airstrip. His 1st apch to land was high & he made a go-around. The plt landed on his 2nd attempt, but was unable to stop on the wet grass rwy. He delayed attempting a go-around until there was insufficient rwy remaining to clear power lines at the departure end. Subsequently, the acft went off the right end of the rwy & the left wing hit a small tree before the acft stopped. About 40 mi south at charlotte, NC, the wx was, in part: 800 ft broken, visibility 4 mi with fog, wind 260 deg at 3 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12334
- Reported as
- Cessna 172 M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17261934
- Airframe hours
- 710
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lynn M. Templeton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1985 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- 8A6 · Charlotte, NC
- Airport
- runway 27, 1,600 × 60 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 125 total · 58 in this make and model · 25 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLT, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.