CHI81DEP12

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172P · New Glarus, WI · March 14, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 14, 1981
Place
New Glarus, WI · NEW GLARUS, WI
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N51984Cessna 172P
Status
Completed · report May 21, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810314009449A
Case key
126933

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0564  81/3/14    NEW GLARUS,WI       CESSNA 172P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 130
        TIME - 1615                    N51984              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUFI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  NEW GLARUS,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- SECT CHART & AOPA ARPT MANUAL STATED RWY 2000FT LONG,OWNER RPTD 1750FT.

Aircraft

Registration
N51984
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lufi

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.