# Accident 20110227006549A: Cessna 172N, Welch, WV, February 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2011, 16:30 local time
- Place: Welch, WV
- Airport: Welch Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4167° N, 81.5239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4167&lon=-81.5239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739NY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739NY-2018-01-26) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110227006549A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON THE EAST BOUND RUNWAY AT WELCH AIRPORT WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A "GO AROUND". DURING THIS ATTEMPTED GO AROUND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES ON THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE ADJACENT MOUNTAIN .02 MILES AND A FEW HUNDRED FEET BELOW AIRPORT ELEVATION. THE TWO OCCUPANTS RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER, CHARLESTON, WV. (CAMC GENERAL)

## 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 ERA11LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA168), Feb 27, 2011: Cessna 172N (N739NY), Welch, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unlicensed pilot’s decision to land on a closed runway with a tailwind, his failure to attain the proper touchdown point, and his delayed decision to attempt a go-around, resulting in a collision…

## Other reports on N739NY (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890319018519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890319018519I), Mar 19, 1989: Cessna 172 (N739NY), Green Bay, WI, Minor damage. Lost directional control on takeoff. Veered off runway into a snow bank. Broke off nose gear. Wind gust a factor.

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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