MARKHAM, TX, USA
N52920
CESSNA 172-N-II
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON GO-AROUND FROM AN INADVERTANT DOWN-WIND APPROACH TO A CROP DUSTER STRIP. THE PILOT FAILED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS, AND THE HEAVILY-LADEN AIRCRAFT COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO CLIMB. THE PILOT ELECTED TO FLY UNDER POWERLINES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY BUT COLLIDED WITH A WIRE FENCE. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER GROUND CONTACT, AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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