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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · North Adams, MA · April 6, 2000

Date: April 6, 2000 · 17:15 local
Place: North Adams, MA
Airport: Harriman-And-West Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N738CG
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC00LA109
Reported as: Cessna 172
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,260 total1,200 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N738CGRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17269867 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4)Shortly after departure for the local flight, the pilot observed drizzle, and returned to the airport for landing. The pilot reported that he experienced a wind shear on approach to the runway. Weather data confirmed a 180 degree shift in the wind direction at the airport, within one hour. A witness at the airport stated that the accident airplane touched down beyond the midpoint of the runway. The airplane went off the end of the runway, into a fence. (-23) on April 6, 2000, at 17:20 eastern daylight time, a Cessna CE-172N, bearing the registration number N738CG, was substantially damaged when it struck chain link fence at the end of runway 11 while landing at the Harriman and west airport (aqw) in North Adams, MA. The only person on board the aircraft was the certificated private pilot who sustained no injuries. The VFR flight departed Harriman and west airport at 17:15 for the purpose of pleasure flight and landing practice.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT, THE PILOT OBSERVED DRIZZLE, AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A WIND SHEAR ON APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY. WEATHER DATA CONFIRMED A 180 DEGREE SHIFT IN THE WIND DIRECTION AT THE AIRPORT, WITHIN ONE HOUR. A WITNESS AT THE AIRPORT STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN BEYOND THE MIDPOINT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, INTO A FENCE. (-23) ON APRIL 6, 2000, AT 17:20 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA CE-172N, BEARING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER N738CG, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT STRUCK CHAIN LINK FENCE AT THE END OF RUNWAY 11 WHILE LANDING AT THE HARRIMAN AND WEST AIRPORT (AQW) IN NORTH ADAMS, MA. THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT WAS THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WHO SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE VFR FLIGHT DEPARTED HARRIMAN AND WEST AIRPORT AT 17:15 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLEASURE FLIGHT AND LANDING PRACTICE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC00LA109Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth Adams, MAThe pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point. A factor was a tailwind.Apr 6, 2000 · Substantial damage