- Date
- December 12, 1991, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lockport, NY
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N73627Cessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911212055729A
- Case key
- 37120
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Probable cause
An inadvertent stall during an attempted go-around by the second pilot. Factors related to the accident were improper use of the flight controls by both pilots and the second pilot's attempted control of the airplane.
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 reported the winds were from 190 degrees at 14 knots and he was landing on runwy 10, the only runway at the airport. The airplane bounced and continued down the runway according to the pvt pilot in the left front seat. The pvt pilot in the right front seat said the approach was high and after touchdown, the airplane drifted north of the runway. He took control and initiated a go-around. During the go-around, the airplane cleared powerlines, stalled, and impacted in an open field. Airports north and south of the accident airport reported winds with gusts that exceeded the maximum demonstrated crosswind component of 15 knots for the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73627
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17267587
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- George H. Stoner
- Registered owner
- George H. Stoner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- JHW · Jamestown, NY
- Airport
- 0G0 · North Buffalo Suburban, runway 1, 2,830 × 50 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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 124 total · 50 in this make and model · 81 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 220° at 17 knots, gusting 27
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BUF, 10 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.