# Accident 20010422008009A: Cessna 177, Hampton, NH, April 22, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2001, 13:10 local time
- Place: Hampton, NH
- Airport: Hampton Airfield Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 42.9406° N, 70.8193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9406&lon=-70.8193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3117T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3117T-2001-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010422008009A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON 4/22/01, A CESSNA MODEL 177, N3117T, PILOTED BY JOHN L. PALMER, COM.2123798, WITH PASSENGER  MARY ANNA PALMER,   ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RWY 20 AT HAMPTON AIRFIELD (7B3) HAMPTON, NH. IT APPEARED THAT HE WAS GOING TO LAND LONG SO THE DECISION WAS MADE TO GO AROUND.  DURING GO AROUND ATTEMPT AIRCRAFT STOPPED CLIMBING AND STRUCK THE TOP OF A TREE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE LINE ABOUT 1000 FEET FROM END OF RUNWAY.  ON APPROACH TO 7B3 HE RECEIVED WEATHER FROM PSM (INFO I) WHICH GAVE WINDS AT 28018G25KT.  NO INJURIES AND AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL 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 NYC01LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA103), Apr 22, 2001: Cessna 177 (N3117T), Hampton, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent encounter with a downdraft, which resulted in a collision with trees. A factor related to the accident were the downdraft wind conditions.

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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