Summary
On July 04, 2003, a Cessna 175 (N7256M) was involved in an incident near Wessington Spri, SD. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft was destroyed.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot not obtaining/maintaining clearance from the barbed wire fence during the go-around. Factors to the accident were the fence, and the brush.
On July 4, 2003, at 1415 central daylight time, a Cessna 175, N7256M, operated by a private pilot was destroyed when it struck a barbed wire fence and impacted terrain during a go-around on runway 36 (2,500 feet by 180 feet, turf) at a private airstrip near Wessington Springs, South Dakota. A post-impact fire destroyed the airplane. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was being conducted without a flight plan. The pilot and passenger reported no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight departed Myers Field Airport (27D) near Canby, Minnesota at 1305.
In his written statement, the pilot stated: The aircraft departed Canby, MN at 13:05 for Wessington Springs, SD.
This incident is documented in NTSB report CHI03LA197. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N7256M.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot not obtaining/maintaining clearance from the barbed wire fence during the go-around. Factors to the accident were the fence, and the brush.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On July 4, 2003, at 1415 central daylight time, a Cessna 175, N7256M, operated by a private pilot was destroyed when it struck a barbed wire fence and impacted terrain during a go-around on runway 36 (2,500 feet by 180 feet, turf) at a private airstrip near Wessington Springs, South Dakota. A post-impact fire destroyed the airplane. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was being conducted without a flight plan. The pilot and passenger reported no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight departed Myers Field Airport (27D) near Canby, Minnesota at 1305.
In his written statement, the pilot stated:
The aircraft departed Canby, MN at 13:05 for Wessington
Springs, SD. When landing the touchdown point was a little
long needing either braking or going around. When attempting
to go around the wheels touched the top of a fence at the end
of the runway and the plane went into some brush. The plane
was exited and a fire burned it.
The pilot reported a total flight time of 178 hours of which 105.7 hours were in the same make and model as the accident aircraft.
Recorded weather at Huron Regional Airport, near Huron, South Dakota, located 26 miles north east of Wessington Springs, was: Wind 270 degrees at 6 knots; visibility 10 statute miles; temperature 28 degrees C; dew point 18 degrees C; Altimeter 29.89 inches of mercury.
The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CHI03LA197