# NTSB NYC83LA226: Cessna 172N, N737UG, Tewksbury, MA, September 4, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 4, 1983, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Tewksbury, MA
- Location: 42.6106° N, 71.2342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tewksbury, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6106&lon=-71.2342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35263
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83LA226
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35263/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA226

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing
  - aircraft weight and balance - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted landing - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with object, landing

## Analysis

THE ACFT HAD JUST COMPLETED A GO-AROUND AND WAS TRYING A 2ND TIME. THE ACFT FLOATED AND BOUNCED UNTIL A GO-AROUND WAS STARTED ABOUT 100 FT BEFORE THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY. THE PILOT STALLED OVER A FENCE AND MINIATURE GOLF COURSE. THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 100 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WEIGHT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N737UG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737UG-1984-12-11), registration cancelled 1984-12-11, S/N 17269681 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17269681
- Airframe hours: 1300
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Fitchburg Colonial Aviation In
- Registered owner: Robert A. Dye
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, August 8, 1983, 2 hours before
- Departed: FIT, FITCHBURG, MA
- Airport: B09, Tew Mac, runway 21, 2,830 × 24 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 150 total, 76 in this make and model, 109 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F

## 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 19830904046249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830904046249A), Sep 4, 1983: Cessna 172N, Tewksbury, MA, Substantial damage. During attempted go around, aircraft stalled and collided with trees off end of runway. Aircraft was over gross.

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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