What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On October 16, 2001, about 2030 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172L, N811P, was substantially damaged while landing at the northampton airport (7B2), northampton, Massachusetts. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed for the flight that departed the taunton airport, taunton, Massachusetts. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. According to a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot cancelled his IFR flight plan when the airplane was about 5 miles south-southwest of the airport. The pilot performed an approach to runway 14, a 3,506-foot long, 50-foot wide, asphalt runway; however, the airplane landed hard and sustained substantial damage to the landing gear, wings, and engine. Examination of the airplane by a FAA inspector did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions. The winds reported at an airport about 10 miles south-southeast of 7B2, at 2055, were from 080 degrees at 5 knots. (-23) on 10/16/2001, at approx 2355 EDT, a Cessna 172L, registration number N811P, had a hard landing at northampton airport (7B2), runway 14, northampton, MA. The pilot of the aircraft was not injured. There were no passengers on board. The flight had originated at taunton, MA (tan). The propeller struck the runway on landing, causing damage to the aircraft. The propeller, nose wheel/tire, engine mount structure, right hand forward cowling to fuselage cabin door, and firewall area were damaged. The left hand landing gear strut was bent downward at the mid-point section between the fuselage and wheel/brake assembly. Both wing attachment points had downward dihedral damage due to the hard landing on r/w 14 at 7B2.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON OCTOBER 16, 2001, ABOUT 2030 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172L, N811P, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE NORTHAMPTON AIRPORT (7B2), NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED THE TAUNTON AIRPORT, TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE PILOT CANCELLED HIS IFR FLIGHT PLAN WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 14, A 3,506-FOOT LONG, 50-FOOT WIDE, ASPHALT RUNWAY; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, WINGS, AND ENGINE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY A FAA INSPECTOR DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS. THE WINDS REPORTED AT AN AIRPORT ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF 7B2, AT 2055, WERE FROM 080 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS. (-23) ON 10/16/2001, AT APPROX 2355 EDT, A CESSNA 172L, REGISTRATION NUMBER N811P, HAD A HARD LANDING AT NORTHAMPTON AIRPORT (7B2), RUNWAY 14, NORTHAMPTON, MA. THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AT TAUNTON, MA (TAN). THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY ON LANDING, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER, NOSE WHEEL/TIRE, ENGINE MOUNT STRUCTURE, RIGHT HAND FORWARD COWLING TO FUSELAGE CABIN DOOR, AND FIREWALL AREA WERE DAMAGED. THE LEFT HAND LANDING GEAR STRUT WAS BENT DOWNWARD AT THE MID-POINT SECTION BETWEEN THE FUSELAGE AND WHEEL/BRAKE ASSEMBLY. BOTH WING ATTACHMENT POINTS HAD DOWNWARD DIHEDRAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE HARD LANDING ON R/W 14 AT 7B2.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N811P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.