- Date
- April 6, 1991, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Burlington, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N64182Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910406009089A
- Case key
- 36903
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing. Factors related to the accident were: improper use of the flight controls by the pilot, his lack of recent experience and total time, and the crosswind.
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
The pilot was returning from a short x c flight. He made a go-around on his first approach to runway 01 because he 'turned in too close.' On his second approach he touched down on the approach end and then veered off the runway to the right. He applied power for a go around and then closed the throttle. The airplane struck a rock with the right landing gear which collapsed and the airplane came to a stop on its right wing. The pilot had a total time of 113 hours with 20 hours in the preceding 6 months. Prior to that he had gone 4 years with no flying. The winds were reported to be from the west at 5 to 10 knots with gusts to 15 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64182
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17275530
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Interstate Aviation Inc.
- Registered owner
- Interstate Aviation Inc.
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- MVY · Marthas Vineyd, MA
- Airport
- 22B · Johnycake
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
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 114 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- 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 N64182 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.