# Accident 20040314003269A: Cessna 172L, Turner, ME, March 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2004, 16:04 local time
- Place: Turner, ME
- Airport: Twitchell Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1889° N, 70.2328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1889&lon=-70.2328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7872G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7872G) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total, 93 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040314003269A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC04LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA087), Mar 14, 2004: Cessna 172L (N7872G), Turner, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of speed/distance and the delayed aborted landing. A factor in this accident was the tail wind condition.

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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