- Date
- October 27, 1985, 16:55 local (21:55 UTC)
- Place
- Rochester, NH
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N734PXCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851027053979A
- Case key
- 30168
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During landing approach to runway 32, the aircraft started to porpoise over the runway. The aircraft continued in this manner until it neared the end of the runway. The aircraft then started a slow climbing right turn just clearing nearby trees. The aircraft's right bank attitude steepened to between 45 and 60 degrees before it descended and impacted the ground. Winds were reported as variable from 260 to 310 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 15 knots. Examination of the aircraft did not disclose evidence of malfunction. The flaps were up. There was no evidence of pilot impairment or incapacitation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N734PX
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269017
- Airframe hours
- 3,800
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- U Of N.H. Flying Club
- Registered owner
- University Of New Hampshire
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 19, 1985 · 50 hours before
- Airport
- 6B1, runway 32, 3,100 × 60 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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 217 total · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 10 knots, gusting 14
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Observed at
- CON, 12 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.