- Date
- November 28, 1982, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lowell, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N79412Cessna 172J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821128062479A
- Case key
- 71506
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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.
Analysis
While attempting a go-around maneuver, the aircraft tail struck treetops that were located at the departure end of runway 18. The pilot landed the aircraft safely and discovered damage to the right horizontal stabilizer and the fuselage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79412
- Reported as
- Cessna 172J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17258063
- Airframe hours
- 294
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Alexander Lee Presnell
- Registered owner
- Alexander Lee Presnell
- Departed
- 9X5 · Lowell, FL
- Destination
- 9X5 · Lowell, FL
- Airport
- 9X5 · Lee Farms, runway 18, 3,000 × 0 ft, grass/turf
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--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 63 total · 8 in this make and model · 38 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 174 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.