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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · Orange, MA · February 24, 2017

Date
February 24, 2017 · 15:00 local
Place
Orange, MA
Airport
Orange Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N77116
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA156
Reported as
Cessna 120
Reported engine
Continental 0-200
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total140 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On 2/24/2017, at 1500 local, aircraft N77116 landed on the grass area parallel to runway 19 at Orange Municipal Airport, MA. The grass area was soft, the landing gear wheels sunk into the ground, and the aircraft flipped over. The pilot privacy data omitted was the only occupant with no injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

ON 2/24/2017, AT 1500 LOCAL, AIRCRAFT N77116 LANDED ON THE GRASS AREA PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 19 AT ORANGE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MA. THE GRASS AREA WAS SOFT, THE LANDING GEAR WHEELS SUNK INTO THE GROUND, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

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