- Date
- February 23, 1986, 16:21 local (21:21 UTC)
- Place
- Gordonsville, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7191QCessna 172L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860223005029A
- Case key
- 11221
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Analysis
On February 23, 1986, at 1621 EST, a Cessna 172L, N7191Q collided with a tree during an attempted go-around at Gordonsville airport, Gordonsville, VA., while on a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the student pilot received minor injuries. The flight originated from charlottesville, VA, on February 23, 1986. A witness, james chumm, stated that the approach was high and fast as the power was increased for what he assumed was a go-around the engine was heard to back-fire several times. He then observed the aircraft descending into a field during which the left wing collided with a tree and the aircraft flipped over and came to rest inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7191Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17260491
- Airframe hours
- 1,184
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E-2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James C. Joyner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 3, 1985 · 28 hours before
- Departed
- CHO · Charlottesville, VA
- Destination
- W93 · Orange, VA
- Airport
- GVE · Gordonsville, runway 4, 2,300 × 40 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
- 41
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 39 total · 39 in this make and model · 13 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHO, 16 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.