ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298385
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 October 2001 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172L |
| Owner/operator: | Wagner Airways |
| Registration: | N811P |
| MSN: | 17260298 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9150 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Northampton, Massachusetts -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Taunton Municipal King Field, MA (KTAN) |
| Northampton, MA (7B2) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was on approach for landing. According to the pilot, when the airplane was about 10 to 15 feet above the runway, the "airspeed got too slow" and the airplane dropped onto the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the landing gear, wings, and engine. The pilot said he did not experience and mechanical problems with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilots' failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in a loss of control and a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC02LA010
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 January 2012 | N811P | Champlain Island Hoppers Inc | 0 | Savage Island Airport - VT15, Grand Isle, VT | |
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| Runway excursion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 17:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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