ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367848
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| Date: | Saturday 14 October 1989 |
| Time: | 16:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1325U |
| MSN: | 17267013 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cedarburg, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Milwaukee, WI (MWC |
| (KMWC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DRG AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLT, AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO AN ARPT WAS DEMONSTRATED, SIMULATING AN ENG FAILURE. THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) RPRTD THAT DRG A SUBSEQUENT GO-AROUND, THE ACFT FAILED TO FLY OUT OF GROUND EFFECT BEFORE REACHING A CORN FIELD AT THE END OF THE RWY. THE ACFT BEGAN TO SETTLE OVER THE CORN FIELD AS IT WAS APCHG POWER LINES. REALIZING THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB OVER THE POWER LINES, THE CFI OPTED TO FLY UNDER THE WIRES. HOWEVER, THE TOP OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER CONTACTED & SEVERED THE LOWERMOST WIRE. THE ACFT THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND, BOUNCED, SETTLED IN A LOT WITH TALL WEEDS & NOSED OVER. NO PREIMPACT ANOMALIES WERE FOUND IN THE AIRFRAME OR ENG THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE OCCURRENCE.
Probable Cause: DELAY OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) IN MAKING A GO-AROUND AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO CLIMB AFTER TAKING OFF AGAIN. THE TRANSMISSION WIRE (POWER LINE) AND HIGH VEGETATION WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI90LA010
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2024 19:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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