# Accident 20160925019619A: Cessna 172M, Pittsfield, MA, September 25, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2016, 11:45 local time
- Place: Pittsfield, MA
- Airport: Pittsfield Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4275° N, 73.2925° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4275&lon=-73.2925&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73101, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73101-2018-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 41 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA515](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA515) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160925019619A

## Narrative

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

N73101, A 1963 CESSNA 172M, S/N 17267266 PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY STUDENT SOLO FLIGHT PERFORMING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 26L AT PITTSFIELD MUNICIPLE AIRPORT, MA. (KPSF). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED A CROSSWIND DURING HIS APPROACH TO LANDING, ADDED POWER AND SUBSEQUENTLY STALLING THE AIRCRAFT, LOSING CONTROL AND SKIDDED INTO GRASS LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. N73101 CAME TO A STOP OVER A WATER GULLY DRAINAGE AREA OF THE AIRPORT. PILOT EVACUATED FROM AIRCRAFT WITH HELP FROM AIRPORT PERSONNEL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED A HEAD INJURY AND BROKEN LEFT ANKLE FROM THE CRASH. AIRCRAFT  SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA16CA515](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA515), Sep 25, 2016: Cessna 172 (N73101), Pittsfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate descent rate and runway alignment during the landing flare, which resulted in the airplane touching down left of the runway and impacting a…

## Other reports on N73101 (1)

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

- [Incident 20140109000069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140109000069I), Jan 9, 2014: Cessna 172M (N73101), Oxford, CT, Minor damage. Taxied from parking spot south towards runway 36 down hill, pilot claimed he applied the brakes, he said none was available, turned off master switch, aircraft…

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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