- Date
- April 1, 1984, 15:05 local (20:05 UTC)
- Place
- Hagerstown, MD
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2477LCessna 172H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840401007759A
- Case key
- 35526
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt initiated a 5 mi straight-in approach. When the acft was within 2 mi of the arpt, the plt reduced power, appliedcarb heat & slowed the acft. When it appeared he was going to land short, he added power, but the eng would not respond. The acft was landed 3/4 mi short of the rwy. No pre-accident mechanical part failure or malfuntion was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2477L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17255677
- Airframe hours
- 817
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Chapter 36 Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 16, 1983 · 0 hours before
- Airport
- HGR · Washington Co. Regional, runway 27, 5,450 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 226 total · 173 in this make and model · 168 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HGR, 1 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.
Other investigations on N2477L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.