20170402008409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Lagrangeville, NY · April 2, 2017

Date: April 2, 2017 · 13:30 local
Place: Lagrangeville, NY
Airport: Sky Acres
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N734SN
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA219
Reported as: Cessna 172N
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 65 total10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N734SNRegistration cancelled Aug 28, 2018 · Cessna 172NS/N 17269078 Airframe modelCessna 172N

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.

Facts: aircraft was landing downwind. Pilot failed to maintain proper airspeed and directional control. Pilot failed to recover from an aircraft stall.

Two witnesses indicated that the aircraft was wallowing about 50 feet above the runway. The nose and left wing of the aircraft dipped. The aircraft impacted the ground off the left side of the runway and flipped upside down.

Damage to aircraft: windshield cracked/partially missing. Inner top/bottom of wings bent. Inner portion of flaps bent. Wingtips bent. Leading edge of wings have small bends. Vertical stabilizer bent. Aft fuselage bent. Propeller indicates ground impact. Propeller spinner indicates ground impact (bent). Nose gear sheared off.

As the FAA filed it

FACTS: AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING DOWNWIND. PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. PILOT FAILED TO RECOVER FROM AN AIRCRAFT STALL.

TWO WITNESSES INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS WALLOWING ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE AND LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT DIPPED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.

DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: WINDSHIELD CRACKED/PARTIALLY MISSING. INNER TOP/BOTTOM OF WINGS BENT. INNER PORTION OF FLAPS BENT. WINGTIPS BENT. LEADING EDGE OF WINGS HAVE SMALL BENDS. VERTICAL STABILIZER BENT. AFT FUSELAGE BENT. PROPELLER INDICATES GROUND IMPACT. PROPELLER SPINNER INDICATES GROUND IMPACT (BENT). NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF.

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 GAA17CA219Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportMillbrook, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and an off-runway landing.Apr 2, 2017 · Substantial damage