- Date
- October 10, 1985, 14:05 local (18:05 UTC)
- Place
- Marietta, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9623QCessna 305A(0-1A)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851010054789A
- Case key
- 7022
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Aircraft was on touch and go landing. Pilot allowed aircraft to become airborne prematurely. Flaps were not raised during go around and pilot stated he lost it. Aircraft veered to left after initial lift off for go around touched down repeatedly,with second touchdown in grass off runway. When aircraft would not fly pilot reduced throttle to idle and steered aircraft to right. Left wing tip struck tree yawing aircraft 180 degrees where it came to rest. Pilot had 12 hours in conventional gear aircraft all within previous 60 days. Pilot reported that the windsock was limp.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9623Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 305A(0-1A)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22840
- Airframe hours
- 5,708
- Engine
- Continental O-470-11B, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Atlanta Navy Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Atlanta Navy Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 12, 1985 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- NCQ · Mariettea, GA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 8A4 · Mccollum, runway 27, 4,591 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,857 total · 12 in this make and model · 9 as pilot in command · 124 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MGE
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9623Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.