# Accident 19990712008829A: Cessna 172M, Hamburg, NY, July 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1999, 12:40 local time
- Place: Hamburg, NY
- Airport: Hamburg Inc Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7203° N, 78.8301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7203&lon=-78.8301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42246, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42246-1999-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990712008829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN IT OVERSHOT THE RWY, WENT INTO A CREEK, AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) ON MONDAY, JULY 12, 1999, AT APPROX. 1240 EDT, DURING PRACTICE OF TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS, A C172M, N42246, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ WAS OBSERVED TO ATTEMPT TO LAND WITH A HIGHER THAN NORMAL APPROACH SPEED AND WITHOUT FLAPS BEING EXTENDED. THE A/C REPORTEDLY "WHEELBARROWED" DOWN THE RUNWAY AFTER TOUCHING DOWN APPROX. HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE GRASS AREA, OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY EXHIBITED SKID MARKS AND A STEEL GUARDRAIL ADJACENT TO A ROAD, RUNNING PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY EXHIBITED TIRE (RUBBER) MARKS IN LINE WITH THE SKIDMARKS IN THE GRASS. THE A/C TRAVELED ACROSS AN 80 FOOT DEEP GORGE AND STRUCK TREES. THE WINGS SEPARATED AND THE FUSELAGE CABIN AREA WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE PILOT EXITED THE A/C WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. AFTER MEDICAL EVALUATION, THE PILOT WAS AIR-EVACUATED TO A LOCAL MEDICAL FACILITY WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 NYC99LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA174), Jul 12, 1999: Cessna 172M (N42246), Hamburg, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. A related factor was the lack of experience in make and model.

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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