- Date
- July 15, 1985, 08:05 local (14:05 UTC)
- Place
- Rapid City, SD
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N90HCCessna 320F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850715031349A
- Case key
- 16546
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed during an attempted VFR go-around. The plt said he didn't recall touching down and he thought he was 'floating.' When the acft began drifting left of rwy centerline, the plt initiated a go-aroung. He said he applied full power and rotated. He said he remembered the airplane stalling and remembers 'milking' the flaps up. He said the impact came as a complete surprise to him because he thought he had sufficient ground clearance.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90HC
- Reported as
- Cessna 320F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 320F-0038
- Airframe hours
- 4,336
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 326 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Horizons, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · July 11, 1985 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- SD03 · Rapid City, SD
- Airport
- SD03 · Lien, runway 15, 2,920 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,055 total · 259 in this make and model · 60 in the last 90 days · 27 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RCA, 9 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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