- Date
- August 18, 1985, 09:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Parishville, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7549GCessna 172L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850818074049A
- Case key
- 35589
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was attempting a landing in a Cessna 172L on a 1250 ft grass runway. He misjudged his touch down point and landed approximately 1/2 way down the runway. The aircraft was unable to stop on the remaining runway and ran off the departure end of the runway. The pilot received minor injuries and the aircraft received substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7549G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17259249
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-ED, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael R. Murphy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1985
- Departed
- Lancaster, NY
- Destination
- Parishville, NY
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Blake Falls, runway 24, 1,550 × 75 ft, grass/turf
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 527 total · 136 in this make and model · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
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 N7549G · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.