# Accident 20091006050059A: Cessna 172S, Easton, PA, October 6, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2009, 11:30 local time
- Place: Easton, PA
- Airport: Braden Air Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7422° N, 75.2431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7422&lon=-75.2431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66087, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66087-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Recreational pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 85 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091006050059A

## Narrative

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

OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 PILOT STATED HE WAS DOING A NO FLAP LANDING THE AIRCRAFT GOT LOW AND SLOW, THE PILOT RECOGNIZED HE WAS LOW AND APPLIED POWER THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT, THEN  STRUCK AN EMBANKEMENT AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY BOUNCED UP IN THE AIR AND CAME TO A STOP TO  THE WEST OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA10CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA008), Oct 6, 2009: Cessna 172S (N66087), Easton, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain while on short final.

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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