# NTSB BFO93LA172: Cessna 172L, N7064Q, Gr Barrington, MA, September 12, 1993 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 12, 1993, 14:55 local (18:55 UTC) - Place: Gr Barrington, MA - Location: 42.1842° N, 73.4032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREAT BARRINGTON (GBR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1842&lon=-73.4032&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 5 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 20, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 8818 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO93LA172 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/8818/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA172 ## Probable cause THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE CROSSWIND WHICH RESULTED IN HIS LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH THE PARKED AIRPLANES. A RELATED FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor) - object - aircraft parked/standing ## Analysis THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGERS WERE RETURNING FROM A LOCAL FLIGHT, WHEN HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS HIGH ON THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 29. HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/3 DOWN THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ONCE. HE REPORTED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND FROM THE LEFT. HE STATED THAT HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE AIRPLANE SLID TO THE LEFT VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDING WITH TWO UNOCCUPIED AIRPLANES THAT WERE PARKED ON THE GRASS. A WITNESS, WHO IS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HAD JUST RETURNED FROM A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH HIS STUDENT STATED THAT HE HAD TO TAKE THE CONTROLS FROM HIS STUDENT DURING THE LANDING AS THE 30 KNOT WINDSOCK ON THE FIELD WAS FULLY EXTENDED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. ## Factual narrative On Sunday, September 12, 1993, at 1455 eastern daylight time, N7064Q, a Cessna 172L, operated by Oxford Flying Club of Southbury, Connecticut, and piloted by Dunham Smith of Sandyhook, Connecticut, collided with two parked airplanes during landing at Great Barrington Airport, Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The certificated private pilot and his four passengers were not injured. The local, personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR 91. According to the pilot, he was high on the approach to runway 29. He stated that he touched down about 1/3 down the runway and the airplane bounced once. He reported that he experienced a gust of wind from the left. He stated that he applied the brakes and the airplane slid to the left veering off the runway and colliding with two unoccupied airplanes that were parked on the grass. According to a witness, who is a flight instructor, the 30 knot windsock on the field was fully extended. He stated that he had just returned from a flight with a student, and he had to take the controls during the landing. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7064Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7064Q-1993-11-18), registration cancelled 1993-11-18, S/N 17260364 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L - Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17260364 - Airframe hours: 4722 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2G 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Oxford Flying Club - Registered owner: Oxford Flying Club - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 24, 1993, 178 hours before - Destination: GBR - Airport: GBR, Great Barrington, runway 29, 2,600 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 46; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 87 total, 84 in this make and model, 29 as pilot in command, 21 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 13 knots - Visibility: 45 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: ALB, 38 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19930912034479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930912034479A), Sep 12, 1993: Cessna 172L, Great Barringto, MA, Substantial damage. Landed in strong quartering tailwind. Wind sock full out. Bounced lost control. Veered off runway. Hit parked plane From the NTSB's public API. 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