Cessna 172K N7437G

Summary

On 27 July 2022 at about 18:31 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N7437G was involved in an accident near Barnstable, Massachusetts, 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

27 July 2022 at 18:31

Classification

Accident

Location

Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Cape Cod Airfield (2B1)

Coordinates

41.6840, -70.4052

Aircraft

Cessna 172K

Registration

N7437G

Category

Airplane

Year built

1970

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Edgartown → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA22LA360

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun in gusting wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Prior to landing, the pilot obtained a weather report, which included wind from 190° at 10 knots. The first attempt to land on runway 23 “felt high” and the pilot elected to perform a go-around maneuver. He landed “long” during the subsequent landing and was unable to slow the airplane before it overran the end of the runway. He stated that he was unable to perform a go-around maneuver due to trees at the departure end of the runway. The airplane came to rest against trees, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The wind reported at an airport about 6 nm east around the time of the accident was 170° at 7 knots gusting to 16 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.