# Accident 19970204001519A: Cessna 172P, Chesapeake/Hunt, WV, February 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1997, 02:30 local time
- Place: Chesapeake/Hunt, WV
- Airport: Lawrence County Airpart Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4092° N, 82.5706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4092&lon=-82.5706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62332, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62332) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970204001519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREE TOPS ON APPROACH, APPLIED POWER AND PULLED NOSE UP BEFORE LANDING. (-23) AFTER EXECUTING A MISSED APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26 AT SOUTH POINT, OHIO (HTW), THE PILOT ENTERED A DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 08. JUST AFTER INITIATING A BASE LEG, THE PILOT LOST SIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDING LIGHT ILLUMINATED A ROW OF TREES.  THE PILOT ADDED POWER, CLOSED OFF THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND PUT THE AIRCRAFT IN A CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TREES AND CONTINUED THROUGH THEM.  THE PILOT THEN REGAINED VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED HIS APPROACH AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  THE LEADING EDGE OF BOTH WINGS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE PROPELLER SPINNER WAS DAMAGED AS WERE THE ENGINE EXHAUSE PIPE AND LOWER RIGHT HAND ENGINE COWLING.  BOTH WING LIFT STRUTS, BOTH LANDING GEAR STRUTS, AND THE FORWARD LOWER PART OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER SUSTAINED MINOR DENTS AND DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD97LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA046), Feb 4, 1997: Cessna 172P (N62332), Chesapeake, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain proper altitude during the approach at night. Related factors were: darkness, and the pilot's lack of night flying experience.

## Other reports on N62332 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20010208038249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010208038249A), Feb 8, 2001: Cessna 172P (N62332), Dayton, OH, No damage. (-23) Pilot was practicing night flying and landed short of runway 20 at mgy. Aircraft clipped approach light with the right landing gear leg. The light…
- [Incident 19910416016969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910416016969I), Apr 16, 1991: Cessna 172P (N62332), Middletown, KY. Aircraft observed flying 300 feet AGL over congested area. Pilot making steep turns over housing.
- [Accident 19821212064519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821212064519A), Dec 12, 1982: Cessna 172 (N62332), Cincinnati, OH, Substantial damage. Student bounced on landing. Lost control. Came down on nose wheel. Impact collapsed nose gear. Airplane nosed over.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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