# NTSB NYC79FGT18: Cessna 172, N12544, Shippensburg, PA, June 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1979
- Place: Shippensburg, PA · SHIPPENSBURG, PA
- Location: 40.0487° N, 77.5232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shippensburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0487&lon=-77.5232&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135961
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FGT18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1914  79/6/22    SHIPPENSBURG,PA     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 305
        TIME - 1745                    N12544              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 264 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIPPENSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HANOVER,PA                  SHIPPENSBURG,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 6000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO RETRACT FLAPS ON GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12544](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12544-2012-10-11), registration cancelled 2012-10-11, S/N 17262059, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shippensburg

## 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 19790622013689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790622013689A), Jun 22, 1979: Cessna 172, Shippensburg, PA, Substantial damage. Landed downwind too FAR down runway,delayed in initiating go around,hit trees on late go around.

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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