# NTSB ERA22LA360: Cessna 172K, N7437G, Barnstable, MA, July 27, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 27, 2022, 14:31 local (18:31 UTC) - Place: Barnstable, MA - Coordinates: 41.683968, -70.405161 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6840&lon=-70.4052&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 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): 105672 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA22LA360 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105672/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105672 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA360 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun in gusting wind conditions. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation; cases with it: [Cessna 172K, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2072430), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172K, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2072430), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172K, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2072430), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172K, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=2072430), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 172K, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072430), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis Prior to landing, the pilot obtained a weather report, which included wind from 190° at 10 knots. The first attempt to land on runway 23 “felt high” and the pilot elected to perform a go-around maneuver. He landed “long” during the subsequent landing and was unable to slow the airplane before it overran the end of the runway. He stated that he was unable to perform a go-around maneuver due to trees at the departure end of the runway. The airplane came to rest against trees, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The wind reported at an airport about 6 nm east around the time of the accident was 170° at 7 knots gusting to 16 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7437G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7437G-2024-01-27), registration cancelled 2024-01-27, S/N 17259137, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K - Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17259137 - Year built: 1970 - Airframe hours: 2649 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 160 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 25, 2021 - Departed: 1B2, Edgartown, MA - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: 2B1, Cape Cod Airfield, runway 23, 2,035 × 50 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 27, 2021; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 29,060 total, 1,110 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days, 2.9 in the last 30 days, 1.4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 7 knots, gusting 16 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 29.89 inHg - Observed at: HYA, 6 nm away - METAR: KHYA 271856Z 17007G16KT 130V210 10SM CLR 27/14 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP123 T02720144 ## 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 20220727013159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220727013159A), Jul 27, 2022: Cessna 172K, Marston Mills, MA, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed long on turf runway, departed the end of the runway striking a tree substantial damage to left wing and fuselage. ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 24, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105672. 3.5 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14297825&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=LA360%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigative photographs (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 2 photos, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14300634&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigative%20Photographs-Rel.pdf - Weather reports and records (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 343 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14300914&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Weather%20Observations%20LA360-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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