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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Wappinger Falls, NY · March 5, 2010

Date
March 5, 2010 · 15:25 local
Place
Wappinger Falls, NY
Airport
Dutchess County Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N737HV
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10CA167
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
480 total450 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 3/5/10, N737HV, flown by privacy data omitted, landed approximately 20' left of the runway, in snow/sod, while attempting to land on runway 06 at pou. Upon ground contact, the aircraft struck its left wing causing substantial damage. In addition, the propellor struck the ground and was bent, and the r/h horizontal stab outboard leading edge was damaged. It is believed that it struck a runway light.

As the FAA filed it

ON 3/5/10, N737HV, FLOWN BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LANDED APPROXIMATELY 20' LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, IN SNOW/SOD, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 06 AT POU.UPON GROUND CONTACT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK ITS LEFT WING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. IN ADDITION, THE PROPELLOR STRUCK THE GROUND AND WAS BENT, AND THE R/H HORIZONTAL STAB OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE WAS DAMAGED. IT IS BELIEVED THAT IT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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