Cessna 172-M N80132

Summary

On 8 May 2007 at about 21:05 local time, a Cessna 172-M registered N80132, operated by Kenneth & Brenda Morgan, was involved in an accident near Oxford, Maine, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 May 2007 at 21:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Oxford, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Oxford County Regional Airport (81D)

Coordinates

44.1572, -70.4753

Aircraft

Cessna 172-M

Registration

N80132

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kenneth & Brenda Morgan

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Norridgewock → Oxford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA07CA095

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot's failure to maintain a climb during a go-around resulting in collision with an embankment.

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The student's certified flight instructor stated that the student was on a solo cross country flight. The student's approach to landing was high and he used full flaps to lose altitude. His contact with the runway was past midfield and hard. The student applied full power and retracted the flaps in an attempt to do a go-around. He heard a noise from the engine and reduced power, and the airplane began to sink and drift off the runway. The airplane struck a small bank that was part of the run- up area at the end of the runway on the west side. The contact with the bank snapped off the nose fork. The aircraft continued across the asphalt and the nose gear strut dug in, flipping the aircraft onto its back. Several witnesses also stated the airplane was too high and fast during the landing approach. The airplane bounced back up into the air once it made contact with the runway. Shortly after, the airplane appeared to be out of control and flipped over at impact with the ground at the end of the runway. No mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems prior to the accident were reported.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.