- Date
- June 10, 1990, 10:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place
- Winfield, IA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N73566Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900610019589A
- Case key
- 34994
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Probable cause
The pilot's decision to go-around was delayed and clearance of the power lines was not attained.
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
The plt said he had hurried his approach and felt he was going to land too FAR down the pvt sod strip, so prior to touchdown he elected to go-around. The acft, unable to attain sufficent altitude, collided with power lines and descended uncontrolled to the terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73566
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17267545
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Macdonald, Richard A.
- Registered owner
- Richard A Macdonald
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- C56 · Monee, IL
- Airport
- NONE, runway 27, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 143 total · 12 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N73566 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.