Plane Crash List

Cessna 172M N42246

12 July 1999 · Hamburg, New York, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 12 July 1999 at about 16:50 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N42246 was involved in an accident near Hamburg, New York, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Hamburg, New York, United States
Nearest airport
Hamburg Inc Airport (4G2)
Coordinates
42.7203, -78.8301
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N42246
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC99LA174

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 0

Probable cause

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. A related factor was the lack of experience in make and model.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was performing takeoffs and landings. The pilot said on the first approach. , 'I inadvertently extended only minimal flaps and therefore landed fast. A sudden wind change compounded this situation. I was unable to stop, porpoised three times, ran off end of runway and the aircraft fell down a ravine that borders the airport to the south. Fire destroyed the aircraft.' The pilot had a total time of 104 hours, 30 hours as pilot-in-command, and 7 hours in make and model.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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