# Accident 20170224005459A: Cessna 120, Orange, MA, February 24, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2017, 15:00 local time
- Place: Orange, MA
- Airport: Orange Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5717° N, 72.2894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5717&lon=-72.2894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77116, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 140 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170224005459A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA17CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA156), Feb 24, 2017: Cessna 120 (N77116), Orange, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose-over.

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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