ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363513
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 June 1992 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Mr. George Stoner |
| Registration: | N9263H |
| MSN: | 17266056 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2278 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Buffalo, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 01 A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO LAND HARD AND PORPOISE THREE TIMES. SHE ADDED POWER AND PULLED THE NOSE UP TO CLEAR OBSTACLES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER CLEARING THESE OBSTACLES, THE STALL WARNING HORN WENT OFF AND THE LEFT WING DROPPED. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE FAA FOUND THE FLAPS EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES AND THE CARBURETOR HEAT 'IN THE ON POSITION.' THE PILOT HAD 3.3 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE IN THE PRECEDING 90 DAYS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING A GO AROUND, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT DELAYED THE GO AROUND AND LACK OF RECENT FLIGHT EXPEREINCE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC92LA105
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 July 1986 | N9263H | Erie Airways | 0 | Olcott, NY | |
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| 20 April 2022 | N9263H | K S Flying Club Inc | 0 | Manhattan, Kansas | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 18:08 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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