PINE MOUNTAIN, GA, USA
N6650A
CESSNA 172
THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A SIMULATED ENGINE-OUT APPROACH TO A GRASS FARM FIELD. HE EXECUTED A GO AROUND, AND A GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED A BARBED WIRE FENCE AT THE PERIMETER OF THE FIELD. THE NOSE GEAR SNAGGED THE TOP TWO STRANDS OF BARBED WIRE, AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. THE PILOT LATER REPORTED THAT A SLIGHT TAIL WIND EXISTED, AND HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE TOO MUCH AIRSPEED TO SAFELY ABORT THE SIMULATION.
On August 26, 1994, at 1130 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172, N6650A, collided with a barbed wire fence during a go-around at a private, grass farm field near Pine Mountain, Georgia. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the pilot had serious injuries. The aircraft was operated under 14 CFR Part 91 by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the local, personal flight. The flight originated at La Grange, Georgia, at 1100. The pilot reported that he was performing a simulated engine-out landing, with full flaps extended. The approach was flown to an open, grassy farm field. He executed a go around, and gust of wind was encountered as the airplane approached a barbed wire fence at the perimeter of the field. The nose gear contacted the top two strands of the fence wire, and the aircraft came to a stop. The pilot also reported that the engine performance during the approach and go-around was normal. He subsequently reported that a slight tail wind existed, and he allowed the aircraft to lose too much airspeed to abort the simulation.
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BOTH AIRSPEED AND CLEARANCE FROM A FENCE. FACTORS WERE THE TAILWIND AND THE GUSTS WHICH EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
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