- Date
- October 25, 1985, 11:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Great Valley, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5486DCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851025054329A
- Case key
- 30258
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Analysis
Acft experienced windshear while landing at Great Valley, n.y. the plt attempted to make a go around, but was unsuccessful and landed in a corn field. The acft was substantially damaged, however, the private certificated plt was uninjured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5486D
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272585
- Airframe hours
- 3,093
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Christian Airman'S Fellowship
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1985 · 89 hours before
- Departed
- 3G1 · Erie County, PA
- Destination
- Great Valley, NY
- Airport
- Eddy'S, runway 22, 3,000 × 40 ft, dirt
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 99 total · 78 in this make and model · 57 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 27 °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.