# NTSB ERA22LA087: Cessna 172S, N215LP, Hazleton, PA, December 12, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: December 12, 2021, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC) - Place: Hazleton, PA - Coordinates: 40.9584, -75.9746 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9584&lon=-75.9746&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 104410 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA22LA087 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104410/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104410 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA087 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed on approach in tailwind conditions, which resulted in an extended touchdown, bounced landing, and runway excursion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [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) - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) - [Wind: tailwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 594 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 77 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 76 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot landed with a tailwind and had a higher-than-normal approach speed. The airplane landed long, bounced, and went off the runway. The airplane struck a taxiway light resulting in substantial damage to the left horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that the airplane had no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N215LP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215LP), registered now, S/N 172S9215, built 2002 (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: 172S9215 - Year built: 2002 - Airframe hours: 9769.3 - Engines: Lycoming I0-360-L2A 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Infinity Flight Group - Registered owner: Christiansen Aviation Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, November 30, 2021 - Departed: TTN, Trenton, NJ - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: HZL, Hazleton Rgnl, runway 10, 5,001 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 22; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 20, 2021; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 326.4 total, 248.7 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 32 °F, dew point 23 °F - Altimeter: 30.11 inHg - Observed at: HZL - METAR: SA 12/12/2021 14:15-> METAR KHZL 121415Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM SCT038 02/M05 A3011 ## 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 20211212021019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211212021019A), Dec 12, 2021: Cessna 172S, Hazleton, PA, Substantial damage. 12/12/2021, At approximately 09:00 EST, hazelton regional airport (hzl), a CE-172S, N215LP, struck a runway end light while executing a go around on runway 10.… ## Docket (6 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 25, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104410. 12.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 660 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13085244&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Report_Redacted-Rel.pdf - NTSB summary of email statement - DPE to NTSB (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 289 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13099920&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Summary%20of%20Statement%20-%20DPE-Rel.pdf - Photos of airplane after accident (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 2 photos, 657 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13098986&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%202-Rel.pdf - Photos of damage (item 4, PDF, 2 pages, 2 photos, 757 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13085264&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf - Cell phone video 1 (item 5, MOV, 3.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13085407&FileExtension=mov&FileName=Video%201st%20Approach-Rel.mov - Cell phone video 2 (item 6, MOV, 6.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13085550&FileExtension=mov&FileName=Video%202nd%20Approach-Rel.mov From the NTSB's public API. 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