# NTSB ERA10CA008: Cessna 172S, N66087, Easton, PA, October 6, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 6, 2009, 11:15 local (15:15 UTC) - Place: Easton, PA - Coordinates: 40.742221, -75.243057 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7422&lon=-75.2431&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 3, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 74866 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10CA008 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74866/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74866 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA008 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain while on short final. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: altitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 1,310 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 206 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: wall/barricade](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022027): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022027/cases.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 29 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022027/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR go-around: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he was performing a no-flap landing after completing a local flight. On short final, he realized that he was low and initiated a go-around. With the application of power, the airplane rolled to the left and the left wheel struck an approximately 8-foot-high embankment located near the edge of the displaced threshold of the runway. The left landing gear was torn off and the airplane slid on its right wheel and fuselage approximately 200 feet before coming to rest. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that he was performing a no-flap landing after completing a local flight. On short final, he realized he was low and initiated a go-around. With the application of power, the airplane rolled to the left and the left wheel struck an approximately 8-foot high embankment located near the edge of the displaced threshold of the runway. The left landing gear was torn off, and the airplane slid on its right wheel and fuselage approximately 200 feet before coming to rest. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing, and fuselage. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N66087](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66087-2018-01-25), registration cancelled 2018-01-25, S/N 172S9764, built 2004 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S - Registry model: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 172S9764 - Airframe hours: 1267 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Moyer Aviation Inc - Registered owner: Moyer Aviation Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, July 1, 2009, 83 hours before - Departed: N43, Easton, PA - Destination: N43, Easton, PA - Airport: N43, Braden Airpark, runway 18, 1,956 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; recreational; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 30, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 88 total, 88 in this make and model, 24 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: KABE, 10 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 20091006050059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091006050059A), Oct 6, 2009: Cessna 172S, Easton, PA, Destroyed. Operated under 14 CFR part 91 pilot stated he was doing a no flap landing the aircraft got low and slow, the pilot recognized he was low and applied power the… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 6, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74866. 816 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 816 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40320081&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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