ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275463
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| Date: | Saturday 12 February 2022 |
| Time: | 17:57 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Southern Illinois Airport Authority |
| Registration: | N737SY |
| MSN: | 17269650 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8800 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Carbondale-Southern Illinois Airport (MDH/KMDH), IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Carbondale-Southern Illinois Airport, IL (MDH/KMDH) |
| Carbondale-Southern Illinois Airport, IL (MDH/KMDH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings during a solo instructional flight at the time of the accident. She completed 7 landings without incident, and the accident approach was to be the final landing. The pilot reported that the runway was in sight, but she did not see the power lines. The airplane hit the lines and subsequently impacted the ground below the lines. The airframe sustained damage to the fuselage and left wing. According to the pilot, there were no failures or malfunctions associated with the airplane before the accident. The accident occurred about 24 minutes after sunset and about 3 minutes before the end of civil twilight. The runway was equipped with Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) system. An inspection of the system after the accident revealed that it was operating normally at that time.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during approach for landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA120
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=737SY
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N737SY/history/20220212/2302Z/KMDH/KMDH
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/445895-ff3c89cf957ff9a1c734e476bf0a524d30ab84ee/aircrafttype/C172
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 July 2014 | N737SY | Flightline | 0 | Murphysboro, Illinois | |
sub |
| Heavy landing | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Feb-2022 09:22 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 13-Feb-2022 10:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2022 15:29 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 13-Feb-2022 15:41 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Feb-2022 18:44 | harro | Updated [[Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative]] |
| 24-Jun-2022 11:36 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 24-Jun-2022 11:37 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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