# Accident 20100727040319A: Cessna 172N, Stonington, ME, July 27, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2010, 11:19 local time
- Place: Stonington, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1731° N, 68.6803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1731&lon=-68.6803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6410F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6410F-2012-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 887 total, 887 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA381) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100727040319A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 27, 2010 ABOUT 1119 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA CE-172-N6410F, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN ON TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A RIGHT QUARTERING CROSSWIND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR IMPACTED A SWAMPY DITCH PIVOTING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE THREE FOOT DITCH AS IT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP APPROXIMATLEY 700 FEET FROM THE EAST END OF THE ASPHALT RUNWAY.  THE CERTIFICATED PILOT AND HIS WIFE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES.  THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM LOCKHEED MARTIN FLIGHT SERVICES OR DUATS AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FRO THE FLIGHT FROM THE LIMINGTON-HARMON AIRPORT (63B), LOCATED IN LIMINGTON MAINE TO THE STONINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (93B), LOCATED IN STONINGTON MAINE.  DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.  IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT ON JULY 28, 2010, THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED LIMINGTON HARMON AIRPORT AROUND 1015 LOCAL.  EN ROUTE TO STONINGTON AIRPORT THE PILOT RECEIVED WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE KNOX COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (RKD), (AWOS 3) WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE 340 AT 10 GUSTING 15 WITH THE ACTIVE RUNWAY BEING 31.  THE PILOT ENTERED LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 25 AT THE STONINGTON AIRPORT.  ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT STATED THE APPROACH SPEED WAS 60 TO 65 KNOTS WITH FULL FLAPS (MAX FLAP TRAVEL 30 DEGREES).  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AND RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE.  THE PILOT STATED HE HAD THE AIRLERON INTO THE WIND, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED THEN BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR, THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO CORRECT FOR THE UNUSUAL FLIGHT ATTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY LEAVING SKID MARKS FROM THE MAIN TIRES UNTIL THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE AND WHEEL FLARING IMPACTED A SWAMPY DITCH, PIVOTING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT INTO A THREE FOOT DITCH, APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES NOSE DOWN AS IT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET FROM THE EAST END OF THE ASPHALT RUNWAY.  THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE HOURS OF DAYLIGHT AT THE STONINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 993B), STONINGTON MAINE.

## 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 ERA10CA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA381), Jul 27, 2010: Cessna 172N (N6410F), Stonington, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing.

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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