ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356973
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| Date: | Friday 26 July 1996 |
| Time: | 22:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Annies Airplane Company, Inc. |
| Registration: | N1620V |
| MSN: | 17263685 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5202 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Backus, MN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Minneapolis, MN (MIC |
| (7Y3) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that he was above the glidepath on final approach and did not feel comfortable with the situation. He decided to execute a go-around. He advanced the throttle to full power and moved the flap switch up two notches from 40 degrees of flaps to 20 degrees of flaps. 'Everything seemed to be going fine when the next thing I saw was the tree tops.' The pilot 'instinctively pulled back on the yoke' to clear the trees. 'The airplane dipped to the left,' struck the trees and fell to the ground. Examination of the wreckage revealed no anomalies with the airplane.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude and his abrupt maneuver to avoid the tree tops. The dark night was a factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI96LA256
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2024 12:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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