# Accident 20010812022369A: Cessna 172L, Brockport, NY, August 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2001, 10:55 local time
- Place: Brockport, NY
- Airport: Ledgedale Airpark Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2098° N, 77.9399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2098&lon=-77.9399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7878G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7878G-2004-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010812022369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 08/12/01, N7878G, A C-172-1, CRASHED AT 2255 LOCAL, AT 7G0, LEDGEDALE AIRPARK, LOCATED IN BROCKPORT, NY. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A NIGHT LANDING WITHOUT RUNWAY OR TAXIWAY LIGHTS, ON RUNWAY 28. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 75 FT NORTH OF THE RUNWAY AND FACING SOUTH WEST IN THE GRASS. NOTAMS WERE ISSUED FOR 10/28 RUNWAY & TAXIWAY LIGHTS BEING OUT OF SERVICE. JAMES T. BECK PILOTED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PASSENGER WAS HIS WIFE, SUSAN BECK. IN THE POLICE STATEMENT MR. BECK STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING WESTBOUND AND AS HE MADE HIS FIRST APPROACH HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS NOT OVER THE RUNWAY. HE POWERED UP AND FLEW AROUND FOR A SECOND APPROACH. AS HE MADE THE SECOND APPROACH HE REALIZED, AGAIN, HE WAS NOT OVER THE RUNWAY. MR. BECK STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO POWER BACK UP BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND CRASHED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN QUINCY, IL WITH FUEL STOPS IN BARDSTOWN, KY AND AKRON, OH. JAMES BECK SUFFERED LOWER SPINAL INJURIES AND SUSAN WAS TRAPPED IN THE AIRCRAFT FOR 40 MINUTES. SHE SUFFERED MULTIPLE SPINAL INJURIES, FACE LACERATIONS AND LEG INJURIES. THE WEATHER WAS 7,000 BROKEN VISIBILITY OF 10 MILES WITH CALM WINDS.

## 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 NYC01LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA210), Aug 13, 2001: Cessna 172L (N7878G), Brockport, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed go-around during the landing attempt. Factors included the dark night conditions and the pilot's inadequate preflight decision to fly to an airport with inoperative surface…

## Other reports on N7878G (1)

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

- [Incident 19800904068799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800904068799I), Sep 4, 1980: Cessna 172L (N7878G), Atlantic City, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot levelled off too high, hit hard.

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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