- Date
- August 1, 1985, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Stormville, NY
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N52503Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850801072799A
- Case key
- 35945
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot, during the second touch and go landing, at abut 30 feet from touchdown, a wind gust lifted and veered the aircraft left of the runway centerline. The pilot attempted to go around applied full power; however, the left wing collided with a tree and the aircraft fell to the ground in a nose down attitude. Wwitnesses at the airport described the accident in a similar way; however power was added after the aircraft contacted the tree.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52503
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274543
- Airframe hours
- 1,056
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dean W. Dutcher
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 3, 1985
- Departed
- POU · Poughkeepsie, NY
- Airport
- N69 · Stormville, runway 6, 3,320 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 72
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 450 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- POU
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.