Cessna 172M N1325U

Summary

On 14 October 1989 at about 20:20 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N1325U, operated by Nack, James W., was involved in an accident near Cedarburg, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 October 1989 at 20:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Cedarburg, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Grob Field (S0C)

Coordinates

43.2903, -87.9798

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N1325U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Nack, James W.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Milwaukee → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI90LA010

Nobody was injured.

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.