- Date
- November 10, 1987, 16:35 local (Nov 11, 1987, 00:35 UTC)
- Place
- Placerville, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- N5577TCessna 172E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871110063469A
- Case key
- 25901
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Analysis
During a telephone interview the student pilot stated that he was practicing takeoffs and landings. On the landing prior to the accident, the aircraft bounced and the student pilot attempted a go around. During the go around attempt the aircraft drifted to the left side of the runway and collided with a pole. There were no mechanical problems reported prior to the accident. Winds were reported to be from 320 degrees at 3 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5577T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17251477
- Airframe hours
- 5,125
- Engine
- Continental O-300D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Underwood, James M.
- Registered owner
- Underwood, James
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 26, 1987 · 54 hours before
- Departed
- PVF
- Airport
- PVF · Placerville, runway 23, 4,200 × 75 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.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MHR, 28 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.