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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Grand Isle, VT · January 28, 2012

Date: January 28, 2012 · 10:45 local
Place: Grand Isle, VT
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N811P
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA12CA162
Reported as: Cessna 172L
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,000 total300 in this make and model147 in the last 90 days

N811PRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2012 · Cessna 172LS/N 17260298 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna 172L Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot stated he over flew the grass field to check it out prior to attempting landing. Pilot stated he landed in the first 500 feet of the 1700 foot private grass field. Pilot stated braking was nil and aircraft slid off the end of the runway striking trees and substanialy damaging the aircraft. Snow and ice had melted beneath the grass and frozed above the ground but below the grass line.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE OVER FLEW THE GRASS FIELD TO CHECK IT OUT PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING LANDING. PILOT STATED HE LANDED IN THE FIRST 500 FEET OF THE 1700 FOOT PRIVATE GRASS FIELD. PILOT STATED BRAKING WAS NIL AND AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING TREES AND SUBSTANIALY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. SNOW AND ICE HAD MELTED BENEATH THE GRASS AND FROZED ABOVE THE GROUND BUT BELOW THE GRASS LINE.

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 ERA12CA162Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGrand Isle, VTThe pilot's inability to stop the airplane on a grass runway with undetected ice.Jan 28, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N811P · 1

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

Accident 20011016029459ANorth Hampton, MA(.19) On October 16, 2001, about 2030 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172L, N811P, was substantially damaged while landing at the northampton airport (7B2), northampton, Massachusetts. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological…Oct 16, 2001 · No damage