Cessna 172 N2501L
14 July 1987 · Madison, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 July 1987 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N2501L was involved in an accident near Madison, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Madison Truax Field (MSN)
- Coordinates
- 43.1396, -89.3495
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N2501L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cottage Grove → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI87LA169
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) & PVT PLT (STUDENT) WERE ON A RENTER'S CHECK-OUT FLT TO FAMILIARIZE THE STUDENT WITH A CESSNA 172. WHILE PRACTICING LANDINGS, TOWER PSNL PROVIDED A WINDSHEAR ALERT. DRG AN APCH TO LAND, THE ACFT WENT INTO A HIGH SINK RATE OVER THE APCH END OF THE RWY & TOUCHED DOWN HARD. A GO-AROUND WAS MADE, & AFTER TOWER PSNL CHECKED THE GEAR, AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. DURING A SUBSEQUENTLY INSPN OF THE ACFT, DAMAGE WAS FOUND, WHICH INCLUDED BUCKLING OF THE FIREWALL & NOSE GEAR SUPPORT BEAMS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1987 | Cessna 172 | Prospect, Oregon, United States | Robert W. Baucum | No injuries | - |
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| 6 Nov 1987 | Cessna 172P | Danville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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