WASHINGTON ISLAND, WI, USA
N64947
CESSNA 172P
DURING ARRIVAL, THE PILOT MADE AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 14 FOR A NIGHT LANDING. AFTER FLARING TO LAND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO FLOAT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD COME IN HIGH, AND DURING A GO-AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SEEM TO CLIMB PROPERLY, THEN SUDDENLY THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE TREES. HE HEARD NO STALL WARNING. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PLANE HAD STRUCK A RESIDENTIAL LEAD-IN POWER LINE AND TREES ABOUT 500 FT BEYOND THE RUNWAY AND 1000 LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE REPORTED, EXCEPT THAT THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS FOUND FULL ON.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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