# Accident 20101011047249A: Cessna 120, Falls Village, CT, October 11, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2010, 08:05 local time
- Place: Falls Village, CT
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9550° N, 73.3639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9550&lon=-73.3639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89603, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89603-2015-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL MOTOR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 28,500 total, 15 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101011047249A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CONDUCT A FERRY FLIGHT FROM VILLAGE FALLS CT TO GREAT BARRINGTON MA. ON TAKEOFF ROLL A BUMP ON THE GRASS STRIP BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND THE TAIL CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE CORNFIELD AND THE UNDER CARRIAGE/LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE CORN STALKS SLOWING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT CLIMB OUT AND CAME TO REST IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION FACING WEST.

## 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 ERA11CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA017), Oct 11, 2010: Cessna 120 (N89603), Falls Village, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.

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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