- Date
- November 29, 1990, 02:15 local (07:15 UTC)
- Place
- Sebring, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N97QSCessna 550
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901129052199A
- Case key
- 32797
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Probable cause
The pilot's delayed go-around after encountering a fog bank on short final. The fog and the dark night were factors.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated he cancelled his IFR flight with the destination airport in sight. On final approach at 100 ft AGL, the airplane encountered a fog bank. A go-around was initiated but the airplane collided with the ground about 1,000 ft short of the runway. Crew used orlando ATIS for weather; no fog mentioned.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97QS
- Reported as
- Cessna 550
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 550-0092
- Airframe hours
- 4,090
- Engine
- P&W JT15D-4B, 2,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Operator
- First Security Bank Utah
- Registered owner
- First Security Bank Utah
- Last inspection
- AAIP · November 27, 1990 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- LGA · New York, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SEF · Sebring Regional, runway 18, 5,190 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 67
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 22,058 total · 2,300 in this make and model · 19,618 as pilot in command · 102 in the last 90 days · 49 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 130° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCO, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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