- Date
- October 6, 1984, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Youngstown, OH
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N738CYCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841006074489A
- Case key
- 12927
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After returning to the arpt, the plt entered the pattern for a x-wind landing. He made 3 go-arounds while attempting to land. On the 4th apch, the acft touched down, then became airborne again. The plt decided 'to much time had passed to make another go-around' & elected to continue the landing. The acft touched down near the departure end of the rwy, continued off into brush & hit a tree. He reported that rwy 20 sloped slightly downhill. About 9 mi northwest, the 1115 EDT wind at Youngstown, OH, was from 120 degrees at 13 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N738CY
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269883
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Midtown Aviation Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 3, 1984
- Airport
- 04G · Lansdowne, runway 20, 3,027 × 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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 92 total · 2 in this make and model · 34 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YNG, 9 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.