# NTSB NYC07CA111: Cessna 172S, N12152, Montgomery, NY, May 5, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: May 5, 2007, 06:55 local (10:55 UTC)
- Place: Montgomery, NY
- Coordinates: 41.509998, -74.264724
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5100&lon=-74.2647&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 65714
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC07CA111
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65714/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA111

## Probable cause

The pilot's improper flare while landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and collision with terrain.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command

## Analysis

The 41-hour student pilot of the Cessna 172 reported that he was practicing touch and go landings during the solo flight.  During the second landing attempt, the airplane "ballooned" and "turned to the left," then departed the runway and impacted the grass apron.  The pilot reported that he lost consciousness during the accident, and could not recall the impact or the exact moment the airplane began the left turn.  A review of the student pilot's logbook by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the student pilot had only flown three times in the 4 months prior to the accident, and had not flown with an instructor in over 30 days.

## Factual narrative

The 41-hour student pilot of the Cessna 172 reported that he was practicing touch and go landings during the solo flight.  During the second landing attempt, the airplane "ballooned" and "turned to the left," then departed the runway and impacted the grass apron.  The pilot reported that he lost consciousness during the accident, and could not recall the impact or the exact moment the airplane began the left turn.  A review of the student pilot's logbook by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the student pilot had only flown three times in the 4 months prior to the accident, and had not flown with an instructor in over 30 days.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12152](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12152-2018-01-11), registration cancelled 2018-01-11, S/N 17261847, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 172S
- 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: 12152
- Airframe hours: 8541
- Engines: Lycoming O-360 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Wagmor LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: MGJ, MONTGOMERY, NY
- Destination: MGJ
- Airport: MGJ, Orange County, runway 03, 5,006 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; injuries: minor; student; medical: class 3; flight hours: 41 total, 41 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 20070505014479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070505014479A), May 5, 2007: Cessna 172M, Montgomery, NY, Destroyed. (-23) After planning & brief by chief pilot, student solo left greenwood lake a.p. (4N1) for practice landings at Orange County a.p. (mgj). After one…

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.

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