# NTSB CEN11CA293: Cessna 172, N6933A, Greenville, TX, April 16, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 16, 2011, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC) - Place: Greenville, TX - Coordinates: 33.239444, -96.073059 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2394&lon=-96.0731&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 30, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 78898 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11CA293 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78898/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78898 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA293 ## Probable cause The pilot's delayed action in performing a go-around maneuver, which resulted in an impact with trees. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=2072402), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR go-around: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md?model=2072402), [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md) - [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 172, 36 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072402), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was landing at a grass airstrip. He realized that he would not be able to stop the airplane before the end of the runway so he performed a go-around. Unable to clear static power lines that were near the departure end of the runway, the pilot elected to go under the lines and subsequently impacted trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative Following a cross-country flight, the pilot attempted to land at a grass airstrip. Realizing that he would not be able to stop the airplane before the end of the runway, the pilot attempted a go-around maneuver. Unable to clear static power lines that were near the departure end of the runway, the pilot elected to go under the lines and subsequently impacted trees. The airplane came to rest in the trees, inverted, and in a nose down position. The airplane's wings and fuselage sustained substantial damage during the accident. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6933A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6933A-2017-09-07), registration cancelled 2017-09-07, S/N 29033, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 - Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 29033 - Airframe hours: 4591 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-300 SER 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2011 - Departed: GPM, Grand Prarie, TX - Destination: Greenville, TX - Airport: Private Airstrip, runway 36, 2,000 × 50 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 15, 2009; seat: left; flight hours: 413 total, 106 in this make and model, 358 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 30.01 inHg ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20110416005639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110416005639A), Apr 16, 2011: Cessna 172, Greenville, TX, Substantial damage. Mr. Jw parker departed grand prairie, Texas (gpm) on a VFR flight to a Private airstrip located approximately 10 nne of Greenville, Texas in his personal… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 29, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78898. 348 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 348 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40349464&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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