- Date
- May 31, 1983, 00:40 local (04:40 UTC)
- Place
- Plattsburgh, NY
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6207RCessna 172RG
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830531021349A
- Case key
- 35050
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During an IFR arrival, aprx 1 mi from the outer marker (om), the plt asked for a descent from 3300 ft MSL & was cleared for the localizer, rwy 1 apch. The published min alt at the om was 2100 ft. the plt reported at the om, and 11 seconds later, the controller asked if he wanted to make a 360 deg turn to lose alt. The plt declined, but he made 2 s-turns while descending on the apch. He stated that at 800 ft MSL, he applied cruise power, checked his time & noted he had 30 seconds remaining to get to the missed apch point. Shortly after that, he heard a 'loud bang.' He then made a missed apch, diverted to burlington, VT & landed from an ILS apch. After landing foreign object damage was found on the leadingedges of the wings, prop spinner & left horizontal stabilizer. Tree foliage was also found on the acft. The controller stated the arts target went to a non-beacon status at the apch end of the rwy (at 500 ft MSL). The mda was 720 ft MSL & the min ceiling & visibility were 400 ft & 1 mi. Aprx 4 mi southeast, the 0034 wx was 400 ft obscd, 7/8 mi vis, fog.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6207R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172RG0115
- Airframe hours
- 1,510
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-F1A6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dr. Howard A. Walker
- Registered owner
- Outer Marker, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1982 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- PSF · Pittsfield, MA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PLB · Clinton County, runway 1, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 648 total · 255 in this make and model · 532 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBG, 4 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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