20110628015469A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Wappingers Fall, NY · June 28, 2011

Date: June 28, 2011 · 12:12 local
Place: Wappingers Fall, NY
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N61579
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11FA369
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 25 in the last 90 days

N61579Registration cancelled Sep 7, 2017 · Cessna 172MS/N 17264654 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft was in left closed traffic for rwy 24 at pou and was cleared for the option. Shortly after turning final the aircraft nosed down and struck ground on nose and bounced onto back. Aircraft was aligned with runway centerline. Pilot and passenger were killed. No post crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS IN LEFT CLOSED TRAFFIC FOR RWY 24 AT POU AND WAS CLEARED FOR THE OPTION. SHORTLY AFTER TURNING FINAL THE AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN AND STRUCK GROUND ON NOSE AND BOUNCED ONTO BACK. AIRCRAFT WAS ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY CENTERLINE. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE KILLED. NO POST CRASH FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA11FA369Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPoughkeepsie, NYThe pilot’s loss of airplane control due to impairment or incapacitation as a result of coronary artery disease in combination with atrial fibrillation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to report his paroxysmal atrial fibrillation to the…Jun 28, 2011 · Substantial damage