# NTSB NYC88LA089: Cessna 172, N1061F, Rochester, NH, February 22, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 22, 1988, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place: Rochester, NH
- Location: 43.3045° N, 70.9756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3045&lon=-70.9756&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36102
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC88LA089
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36102/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA089

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - aborted
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
  - go-around - attempted

## Analysis

DURING LANDING, THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE PILOT FLARED FOR LANDING, LANDED HARD, BOUNCED AND AT THIS TIME THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT AND GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED A SNOWBANK AND BECAME INVERTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1061F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17272940
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Allers Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: 6B1, Sky Haven, runway 32, 3,100 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 121 total, 25 in this make and model, 85 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19880222003539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880222003539A), Feb 22, 1988: Cessna 172N, Rochester, NH, Substantial damage. Bounced, porpoised on landing in a severe crosswind. Tried to go around and drifted into a snowbank and nosed over.

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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