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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172G · Lake Placid, NY · July 8, 2000

Date
July 8, 2000 · 18:05 local
Place
Lake Placid, NY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4198L
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD00LA057
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Reported engine
Continental O300D
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

(-23) Fuel depletion precipitated the engine out emergency landing attempt on the 9th fairway at the craig wood golf course. During the landing the left wing of the aircraft impacted the ground causing the aircraft to rebound into the air and reimpact the ground in a steep angle of descent. Momentum the carried the airplane to the right causing the right main gear to tear away and fold under the aircraft. Both forward and sideward impact were responsible for the multiple trauma injuries sustained by the pilot and passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FUEL DEPLETION PRECIPITATED THE ENGINE OUT EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPT ON THE 9TH FAIRWAY AT THE CRAIG WOOD GOLF COURSE. DURING THE LANDING THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO REBOUND INTO THE AIR AND REIMPACT THE GROUND IN A STEEP ANGLE OF DESCENT. MOMENTUM THE CARRIED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO TEAR AWAY AND FOLD UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH FORWARD AND SIDEWARD IMPACT WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MULTIPLE TRAUMA INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

NTSB investigation

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