- Date
- October 17, 1987, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lamoni, IA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8508UCessna 172F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871017060029A
- Case key
- 34513
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot said he was too high on final and went around. He stated that, when he was on short final during the next approach, he thought he was still too high and put down full flaps. The airplane stalled and touched down short of the runway. The nosegear was sheared off at impact with the runway lip.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8508U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 52408
- Airframe hours
- 4,198
- Engine
- Continental O-300, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James R. Sherrard
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 1, 1987 · 24 hours before
- Departed
- Pittsfield, IL
- Destination
- OY7 · Lamoni, IA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- OY7 · Municipal, runway 17, 2,597 × 24 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
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 461 total · 200 in this make and model · 328 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 37 °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.