- Date
- July 10, 1987, 19:30 local (Jul 11, 1987, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Grass Valley, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5259KCessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870710070619A
- Case key
- 25639
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a pleasure flight, while attempting to land at the airport, the pilot made a go around because he was too high. On the second approach, the pilot noted that he may have been a little high and fast. During the landing the aircraft bounced three times before the pilot added power to go around. The pilot took off and decided to land at another airport. After landing without further incident at the other airport, the pilot realized the damage to the aircraft. There was no mechanical failures or malfunctions reported at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5259K
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274034
- Airframe hours
- 1,837
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- R. A. Bridgeford, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · May 20, 1987
- Departed
- 017 · Grass Valley, CA
- Destination
- APC · Napa, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 017 · Nevada Co., runway 25, 3,920 × 50 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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 72 total · 6 in this make and model · 27 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BAB, 12 nm away
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 N5259K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.