# Accident 20120725015429A: Fairchild M-62A, Albion, NY, July 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2012, 14:00 local time
- Place: Albion, NY
- Airport: Pine Hill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1786° N, 78.2714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1786&lon=-78.2714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53953, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53953) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62A (registry code 3371604, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD M-62A
- Reported engine: FAIRCHILD 6-440 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 414 total, 82 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA492](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA492) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120725015429A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC STATED THAT THIS WAS A LOCAL FLIGHT AND HE WAS TAKING HIS GRANDDAUGHTER FOR A FLIGHT. THE PIC STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER PASSING THE WINDSOCK, HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND THAT WEATHER-VANED THE AIRPLANE INTO THE WIND. THE PIC STATED AND POINTED TO A TREE LINE, INDICATING THE APPROXIMATE DIRECTION OF THE WIND, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN A LEFT QUARTERING HEADWIND. BASED ON A WITNESSES PICTURE, THE PICTURE SHOWS THE AIRPLANE NOT ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY AND SLIGHTLY AIRBORNE. THIS CONFIRMS THE PIC'S STATEMENT. THE PIC STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE BECOME AIRBORNE AT  A VERY LOW AIRSPEED AND IN HIS EFFORTS TO GET THE AIRPLANE REALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY, THE PIC STATED THAT THE 'BOTTOM FELL OUT' AND HE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. THE PIC STATED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE RETARDED THE THROTTLE BUT ADMITTED TO BEING OVERLOADED AND OVERWHELMED. THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND ENDED UP COMING TO REST IN A SOYBEAN FIELD PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. THE PIC ADMITTED TO THIS BEING PILOT ERROR AND TAKES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS ACTIONS.

## 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 ERA12CA492](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA492), Jul 25, 2012: Fairchild M-62A (N53953), Albion, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taking off in gusting wind conditions.

## Other reports on N53953 (1)

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

- [Accident 20260705009419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260705009419A), Jul 5, 2026: Fairchild M-62A (N53953), Greenleaf, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting to make a landing on runway 32, the pilot stalled the airplane and crashed 100 feet short of the runway threshold. Reviewed video of the…

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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