FTW80FPA03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Terrell, TX · December 6, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 6, 1979
Place
Terrell, TX · TERRELL, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7912BCessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 7, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791206036039A
Case key
133217

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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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3-3356   79/12/6 NR.TERRELL,TX         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 54,
        TIME - 1330                    N7912B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  7000 TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARKER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TERRELL,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W FENCE & TELEPHONE POLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7912B
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Parker Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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