- Date
- September 13, 1985, 10:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place
- Panama City, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19850913076352A19850913076351A
- Case key
- 31264
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt of 757 hm stated that he understood he was second to land so he processed to turn final unknowningly cutting off threeother acft on final apch to twy 05. The tower told him 'break left there is two acft on final', he applied power to go around and stopped his sink rate just as he contacted the top of 4894B. He then went around and on his nnext apch was told he was too close to his traffic and was instructed to go around again and landed without further incident.
The plt of 757HM stated that he understood he was second to land so he proceeded to turn final unknowingly cutting off three other acft on final apch to rwy 05. The tower told him 'break left there is two acft on final' he applied power to go around and stopped his sink rate just has he contacted the top of 4894B. He then went around and on his next apch was told he was too close to his traffic and was instructed to go around again and landed without further incident.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N4894B
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283695
- Airframe hours
- 3,756
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sowell Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 26, 1985 · 39 hours before
- Airport
- PFN · Panama City, runway 5, 4,888 × 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.
- Registration
- N757HM
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15279753
- Airframe hours
- 4,914
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sowell Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 31, 1985 · 84 hours before
- Airport
- PFN · Panama City, runway 5, 4,888 × 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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N4894B
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 160 total · 160 in this make and model · 95 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 68 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N757HM
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 16 total · 16 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PFN
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.