# NTSB MKC89LA019: Cessna 172, N6287E, Linn, MO, November 3, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 3, 1988, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Linn, MO
- Coordinates: 38.480094, -91.839805 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4801&lon=-91.8398&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34718
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC89LA019
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34718/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA019

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, go-around (vfr)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - planned approach - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)
- Nose down, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - collapsed

## Analysis

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND CROSSWIND ON A 900 FOOT LONG DIRT RUNWAY, THE PILOT DECIDED HE WAS TOO HIGH AND HAD EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED. HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A GO AROUND. HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR A DIRT EMBANKMENT AND STRUCK THE NOSE WHEEL. UNAWARE OF THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO THE NOSEGEAR, HE CONTINUED HIS CLIMB OUT AND RE-ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR AN ALTERNATE RUNWAY, LANDING INTO THE WIND. DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT NOSED DOWN, SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND LEFT WING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6287E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6287E), registered now, S/N 46387 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 46387
- Airframe hours: 4562
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300-A 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Cochran Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner: Cochran Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 25, 1988, 63 hours before
- Departed: MO49, WASHINGTON, MO
- Airport: NONE, Linn Tech, runway 17, 900 × 60 ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 117 total, 11 in this make and model, 78 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 110° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: JEF, 20 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19881103049629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881103049629A), Nov 3, 1988: Cessna 172A, Linn, MO, Substantial damage. Too high and fast on landing. Went around late. Nosewheel hit dirt bank on climbout and collapsed on final landing.

## Other investigations on N6287E (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI66F0435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0435), Sep 22, 1965: Cessna 172 (N6287E), Lake Geneva, WI, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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