# Accident 20011016029459A: Cessna 172L, North Hampton, MA, October 16, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2001, 20:30 local time
- Place: North Hampton, MA
- Airport: North Hampton Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3281° N, 72.6114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3281&lon=-72.6114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N811P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N811P-2012-04-18) (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 NYC02LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011016029459A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 NYC02LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA010), Oct 17, 2001: Cessna 172L (N811P), Northampton, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots' failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in a loss of control and a hard landing.

## Other reports on N811P (1)

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

- [Accident 20120128001669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120128001669A), Jan 28, 2012: Cessna 172L (N811P), Grand Isle, VT, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he over flew the grass field to check it out prior to attempting landing. Pilot stated he landed in the first 500 feet of the 1700 foot private…

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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