- Date
- July 21, 1973
- Place
- Mena, AR · MENA, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N35555Cessna 172I
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730721020899A
- Case key
- 189773
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1565 73/7/21 MENA,ARK CESSNA 172I CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 76 TOTAL TIME - 0050 N35555 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MENA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ROLLA,MO MENA,ARK MUSKOGEE,OKLA 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 FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED REMARKS- PLT BECAME LOST TWICE ENROUTE TO MENA.TOUCH DWN ABT 2200 FT ON 3800 FT RWY.NO BRAKE MALFUNCTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35555
- Reported as
- Cessna 172I
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mena
N35555Registration cancelled Dec 22, 2010 · Cessna 172IAirframe modelCessna 172IEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.
Other investigations on N35555 · 1
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