Cessna 172 N4876F

Summary

On 20 July 2017 at about 00:27 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N4876F was involved in an accident near Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 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

20 July 2017 at 00:27

Classification

Accident

Location

Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Factoryville-Seamans (9N3)

Coordinates

41.5894, -75.7561

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N4876F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Factoryville → Factoryville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA17CA250

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot reported that he had recently returned to flying after a lengthy period of inactivity and that this was his first solo flight after completing a comprehensive flight review. According to the pilot, after completing the traffic pattern, he landed the airplane at the midpoint of the 2,400-ft-long runway with 10 knots of excess airspeed and a slight tailwind. Despite maximum braking, the airplane overran the departure end of the runway and struck dense brush, which resulted in substantial damage to the engine firewall. The pilot further reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.