Cessna 172N N262MC

Summary

On 17 July 2004 at about 17:15 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N262MC was involved in an accident near Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 July 2004 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Vansant Airport (9N1)

Coordinates

40.4842, -75.0997

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N262MC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Doylestown → Erwinna

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC04LA169

1 person was seriously injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and his failure to follow the go-around procedure which resulted in a stall.

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

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The student pilot thought he was practicing approaches and go-arounds to runway 25, a 3,058-foot-long, 120-foot-wide, turf runway. However, he was actually making approaches to runway 7; opposite the flow of traffic. During the third approach, while the airplane was on short final for runway 7, the student pilot observed another airplane final approach for runway 25. Fearing a collision, the student pilot banked the airplane left and initiated a climb. During the maneuver, he forgot to increase throttle and partially retract the flaps. The airplane subsequently stalled, descended straight down, and impacted a grass area to the left of the runway. Review of the airplane information manual revealed that a go-around required full engine power and a flap setting of 20 degrees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.