Cessna 172 N1085U

Summary

On 14 August 2018 at about 22:50 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N1085U was involved in an accident near DePere, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 August 2018 at 22:50

Classification

Accident

Location

DePere, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Birch Creek (WS43)

Coordinates

44.3558, -88.0597

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N1085U

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Green Bay → DePere

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA490

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control and his subsequent failure to maintain the runway heading during an attempted go-around, which resulted in impact with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during landing, the airplane touched down and suddenly "pitched and lifted to the right." He added power to go around, but the airplane climbed and "turned way more to the left." The airplane impacted trees, spun, and dropped onto terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.