# Accident 20020715017429A: Cessna R172E, Barre, VT, July 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2002, 14:00 local time
- Place: Barre, VT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2000° N, 72.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2000&lon=-72.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43860, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43860) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020715017429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE LANDING AT BAILEY FIELD, THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TOWARD THE TREES. WITH FLAPS SELECTED AT 40 DEGREES AND FULL POWER, THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT OBTAIN SUFFICIENT FLYING SPEED TO GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND WITH A QUARTERING TAIL WIND.

## 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 IAD02LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA077), Jul 15, 2002: Cessna 172 (N43860), Barre, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a go-around attempt, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and a subsequent impact with trees. A factor was the pilot's delayed initiation of the…

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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