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N61756 accident description

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Crash location 35.516667°N, 82.716667°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect.
Nearest city Hendersonville, NC
35.318728°N, 82.460953°W
19.9 miles away
Tail number N61756
Accident date 15 Mar 2013
Aircraft type Cessna 172M
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

The student pilot stated that, during landing on runway 14, a 2,400-foot-long, 100-foot-wide turf runway, he “could not get the plane to settle on the ground.” Approximately halfway down the runway, the airplane “ballooned,” and the student pilot elected to perform a go-around. He applied full engine power and decreased the flap setting in an attempt to gain altitude, but the airplane impacted power lines off the left side of the runway and came to rest on top of a hangar, resulting in substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The student pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Reported wind at an airport 9 miles to the northwest of the accident location, about the time of the accident, was from 250 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 18 knots.

NTSB Probable Cause

The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an attempted go-around in gusty tailwind conditions.

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