- Date
- May 21, 1988, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Shellman, GA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8374UCessna 172F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880521015419A
- Case key
- 7767
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was making a personal flt to a pvt uncharted airstrip on a coastal island. Approaching his destination, the plt cancelled his VFR flt plan with fss. The plt stated that he approached the soft 2500 foot strip high and ballooned at touchdown. He landed beyond his desired touchdown point and elected to takeoff again when he felt he could not stop prior to reaching the creek at the end of the rwy. He added full pwr and the airplane failed to completely clear bushes at the end of the rwy. After contacting the bushes the airplane lost altitude and touched down in the marsh beyond the creek.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8374U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17252274
- Airframe hours
- 3,101
- Engine
- Continental O-300, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Evans J. Nichols
- Registered owner
- Evans J Nichols
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 17, 1987 · 48 hours before
- Departed
- 8A4 · Marietta, GA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Barbour Insland
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 143 total · 143 in this make and model · 77 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8374U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.