- Date
- April 20, 1986, 16:21 local (22:21 UTC)
- Place
- Lubbock, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N29612Cessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860420029569A
- Case key
- 22014
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During an attempted go-around, after touching down past the runway mid-point, the pilot stated he was unable to obtain sufficient power during the go-around. The aircraft crashed 200 feet off the end of the runway. FAA inspectors on the scene stated that they could find no evidence of pre-impact failure or malfunction and that an air force instructor pilot had informed them that the pilot used improper flying techniques, which resulted in the accident. Pilot attempted landing with a ten knot tail wind.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29612
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1700991
- Airframe hours
- 30,001
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Walter H Black
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 15, 1986
- Airport
- Lubbock Industrial, runway 17, 2,600 × 30 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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 68 total · 8 in this make and model · 31 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IBB
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 N29612 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.