STATESVILLE, NC, USA
N12334
CESSNA 172 M
WHILE EN ROUTE, THE PLT ENCOUNTERED REDUCED VISIBILITY & HAD DIFFICULTY FINDING THE AIRSTRIP. HIS 1ST APCH TO LAND WAS HIGH & HE MADE A GO-AROUND. THE PLT LANDED ON HIS 2ND ATTEMPT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE WET GRASS RWY. HE DELAYED ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND UNTIL THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RWY REMAINING TO CLEAR POWER LINES AT THE DEPARTURE END. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT END OF THE RWY & THE LEFT WING HIT A SMALL TREE BEFORE THE ACFT STOPPED. ABOUT 40 MI SOUTH AT CHARLOTTE, NC, THE WX WAS, IN PART: 800 FT BROKEN, VISIBILITY 4 MI WITH FOG, WIND 260 DEG AT 3 KTS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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