- Date
- October 19, 1989, 07:40 local (12:40 UTC)
- Place
- Dodgeville, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1517UCessna 207
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891019044789A
- Case key
- 14582
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Probable cause
Pilot's improper planning/decision and his delay in deciding to go around. Factors related to the accident were: the unfavorable wind conditions, the pilot's visual perception on the crowned runway, his misjudgement of speed and remaining distance on the runway, and uneven terrain beyond the end of the runway.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Drg the lndg roll, the acft became airborne as it traveled over a crown/crest in the rwy. The plt said he applied full power to avoid a stall, then continued with full power applied to go around. However, the acft settled back to the rwy & the plt decided there was insufficient airspeed & rwy remaining to go around. He applied heavy braking, but was unable to stop on the rwy. The acft contd off the dep end & went down an embankment toward a highway. The plt intentionally swerved the acft to the right to avoid the road. While turning to the right, the left wing hit uneven terrain & was damaged. The first part of the rwy had a 3% upsloping grade. The plt estimate the wind was from 020 deg at 15 gusting 25 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1517U
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20700117
- Airframe hours
- 6,307
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F3B, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Freight Runners, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Freight Runners, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 13, 1989 · 44 hours before
- Departed
- MKE · Milwaukee, WI
- Destination
- 55C
- Airport
- 55C · Dodgeville Muni, runway 12, 2,750 × 50 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
- 28
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total · 600 in this make and model · 2,300 as pilot in command · 186 in the last 90 days · 27 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,900 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1517U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.