Cessna 172S N169ER

Summary

On 24 May 2010 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N169ER, operated by Academy of Aviation, LLC., was involved in an accident near East Haddam, Connecticut, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 May 2010 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

East Haddam, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Goodspeed (42B)

Coordinates

41.4456, -72.4556

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N169ER

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Academy of Aviation, LLC.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Farmingdale → East Haddam

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10CA278

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delayed decision to attempt a go-around, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control while landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was attempting to land on runway 32, a 2,120-foot-long, 50-foot-wide, asphalt runway, when he realized he was going to land "long," and attempted a go-around. He applied full throttle; however, the airplane touched down about halfway down the runway, and veered to the left. The airplane departed the left side of runway, and came to rest on grass about 75 feet from the runway. The nose gear separated and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and right horizontal stabilizer. The pilot stated that he did not experience any mechanical anomalies during the flight. He reported about 175 hours of total flight experience, all accumulated in the same make and model as the accident airplane. He also reported that winds at the time of the accident were from 200 degrees at 5 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.