# NTSB MIA07CA095: Cessna 172-M, N80132, Oxford, ME, May 8, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 8, 2007, 17:05 local (21:05 UTC) - Place: Oxford, ME - Coordinates: 44.157222, -70.47528 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1572&lon=-70.4753&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report October 31, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Portland FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 65740 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA07CA095 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65740/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA095 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain a climb during a go-around resulting in collision with an embankment. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, go-around (vfr) - climb - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment - Nose over, go-around (vfr) ## Analysis The student's certified flight instructor stated that the student was on a solo cross country flight. The student's approach to landing was high and he used full flaps to lose altitude. His contact with the runway was past midfield and hard. The student applied full power and retracted the flaps in an attempt to do a go-around. He heard a noise from the engine and reduced power, and the airplane began to sink and drift off the runway. The airplane struck a small bank that was part of the run- up area at the end of the runway on the west side. The contact with the bank snapped off the nose fork. The aircraft continued across the asphalt and the nose gear strut dug in, flipping the aircraft onto its back. Several witnesses also stated the airplane was too high and fast during the landing approach. The airplane bounced back up into the air once it made contact with the runway. Shortly after, the airplane appeared to be out of control and flipped over at impact with the ground at the end of the runway. No mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems prior to the accident were reported. ## Factual narrative The student's certified flight instructor stated the student was on a solo cross country flight. The student's approach to landing was high and he used full flaps to lose altitude. His contact with the runway was past mid field and hard. The student applied full power and retracted the flaps in an attempt to do a go-around. He heard a noise from the engine and reduced power, which the airplane began to sink and drift off the runway. The airplane struck a small bank that was part of the run up area at the end of the runway on the west side. The contact with the bank snapped off the nose fork. The aircraft continued across the asphalt and the nose gear strut dug in, flipping the aircraft onto its back. Several witnesses also stated the airplane was too high and fast during the landing approach. The airplane bounced back up into the air once it made contact with the runway. Shortly after, the airplane appeared to be out of control and flipped over at impacted with the ground at the end of the runway. No mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems prior to the accident were reported. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N80132](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80132-2013-08-08), registration cancelled 2013-08-08, S/N 17266393, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172-M - Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17266393 - Airframe hours: 2912.2 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Kenneth & Brenda Morgan, doing business as Morgan Aviation - Registered owner: Kenneth & Brenda Morgan Aviation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, February 1, 2007 - Departed: OWK, Norridgewock, ME - Destination: 81B, OXFORD, ME - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: 81D, Oxford County Regional Airport, runway 33, 2,997 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; injuries: minor; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 5 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 14 knots, gusting 19 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 32 °F - Altimeter: 29.97 inHg - Observed at: KLEW, 11 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 20070508016019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070508016019A), May 8, 2007: Cessna 172M, Oxford, ME, Substantial damage. (-23) N80132 attempted landing on runway 33 at Oxford, Maine airport. Student pilot in command and only one on board. According to several witnesses, aircraft… From the NTSB's public API. 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