Cessna 172S N2143X

Summary

On 15 February 2014 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N2143X, operated by King Aviation Mansfield, was involved in an accident near Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States. One person was 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

15 February 2014 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Mansfield Muni (1B9)

Coordinates

42.0000, -71.1958

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N2143X

Category

Airplane

Year built

2003

Engines

1

Operator

King Aviation Mansfield

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mansfield → Mansfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA14CA124

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain an adequate approach glide path, which resulted in a collision with a snow bank.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the student pilot, during the solo flight while on final approach, he thought the airplane was on glidepath, but realized after the accident that the airplane was "low." Subsequently, the right main landing gear struck a snowbank at the end of the runway, which resulted in the right main landing gear being bent aft. The student pilot proceeded to land the airplane; however, upon landing it veered off the right side of the runway into another snowbank. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the firewall. The student pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.