- Date
- February 4, 1976
- Place
- Myerstown, PA · MYERSTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N13600Cessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report April 7, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760204002129A
- Case key
- 152714
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0454 76/2/4 MYERSTOWN,PA CESSNA 172M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 168 TIME - 1215 N13600 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEBANON VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BALTIMORE,MD READING,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER REMARKS- PLT WAS MAKING A COMFORT STOP TO ACCOMMODATE AIRSICK PAX.UN CLB ABV WIRES,ATMTD FLY BLO,HIT POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13600
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lebanon Valley
N13600Registration cancelled Feb 28, 2011 · Cessna 172MAirframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.