MIA83LA016

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · St. Augustine, FL · October 19, 1982

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
October 19, 1982, 14:45 local (18:45 UTC)
Place
St. Augustine, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N12927Cessna 172
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19821019057529A
Case key
72691

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

In flight collision with objectTakeoff - initial climb
Go-around - performedPilot in commandFactor
Airspeed - inadequatePilot in commandCause
Object - fenceFactor
Altitude - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
In flight collision with terrain/waterTakeoff - initial climb
Terrain condition - ground

Analysis

Upon landing, the pilot noticed he was too high and executed a go-around. On the next landing the aircraft veered left on the landing roll so the pilot again attempted a go-around. On liftoff the nosewheel hit the airport perimeter fence and the aircraft came to rest on the ground.

Aircraft

Registration
N12927
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Serial number
17262379
Airframe hours
1,204
Engine
Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Harry E. Francisco
Registered owner
Harry E. Francisco
Departed
Ft. Myers, FL
Destination
St. Augustine, FL
Airport
SGJ · St. Augustine, runway 20, 2,530 × 150 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
55
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
646 total · 287 in this make and model · 21 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
360° at 10 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Temperature
178 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.