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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Turner, ME · March 14, 2004

Date: March 14, 2004 · 16:04 local
Place: Turner, ME
Airport: Twitchell Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7872G
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC04LA087
Reported as: Cessna 172L
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 134 total93 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N7872GRegistered now · Cessna 172LS/N 17259572 · Built 1970 Airframe modelCessna 172L Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On the 3rd leg of a solo x-country, student pilot, lawreston crute, was on a final for runway 30 at Twitchell's airport, Turner, ME. The student pilot was high for the approach and elected to make a go-around. On his 2nd attempt the student pilot extended his downwind, turned base for an extended final. Still a little high for the approach, the aircraft landed long. The aircraft bounced and the student pilot elected to go-around. The aircraft N7872G clipped the trees and came to rest upside down about 250FT beyond the runways. One person on board, one injury. Aircraft damage substantial. The student pilot was landing with a tailwind.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON THE 3RD LEG OF A SOLO X-COUNTRY, STUDENT PILOT, LAWRESTON CRUTE, WAS ON A FINAL FOR RUNWAY 30 AT TWITCHELL'S AIRPORT, TURNER, ME. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS HIGH FOR THE APPROACH AND ELECTED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND. ON HIS 2ND ATTEMPT THE STUDENT PILOT EXTENDED HIS DOWNWIND, TURNED BASE FOR AN EXTENDED FINAL. STILL A LITTLE HIGH FOR THE APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THE STUDENT PILOT ELECTED TO GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT N7872G CLIPPED THE TREES AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN ABOUT 250FT BEYOND THE RUNWAYS. ONE PERSON ON BOARD, ONE INJURY. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SUBSTANTIAL. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS LANDING WITH A TAILWIND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC04LA087Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTurner, METhe pilot's misjudgment of speed/distance and the delayed aborted landing. A factor in this accident was the tail wind condition.Mar 14, 2004 · Substantial damage