- Date
- June 15, 1985, 17:00 local (Jun 16, 1985, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Healdsburg, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6721HCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850615070969A
- Case key
- 24742
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Analysis
The plt stated his apch was normal but when reaching the rwy threshold, the descent seemed to stop. There was a reportedheadwind of 30 KTS. He then applied full flaps. Seconds lat er lift was lost and the plt applied full pwr for a go around. The acft touched down and bounced. The plt stated a gust of x-wind caught the acft and it windmilled off the runway, down an embankment and into a gully where it nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6721H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 726555
- Airframe hours
- 3,421
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Louise . Peters
- Registered owner
- Louise E. Peters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 6, 1984
- Departed
- HHR · Hawthorne, CA
- Airport
- 031 · Healdsburg Municipal, runway 31, 3,000 × 35 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 715 total · 691 in this make and model · 657 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 106 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.