ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190367
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| Date: | Sunday 25 September 2016 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N73101 |
| MSN: | 17267266 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pittsfield Municipal Airport, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Oxford, CT (OXC) |
| Pittsfield, MA (PSF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot reported that on final, following a cross-country flight, “It was really bumpy”, the airplane was at a “pretty steep angle”, and the stall warning horn was “really going crazy”. He further reported that he tried to avoid a stall, and lowered the nose of the airplane, and the airplane touched down to the left of the runway unexpectedly. The airplane continued to the left of the runway and impacted a ditch.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The student pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate descent rate and runway alignment during the landing flare, which resulted in the airplane touching down left of the runway and impacting a ditch.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=73101
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Sep-2016 23:14 | Geno | Added |
| 25-Sep-2016 23:17 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 26-Sep-2016 15:34 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2016 15:35 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 26-Sep-2016 15:52 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 26-Sep-2016 16:28 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Source, Damage] |
| 19-Aug-2017 13:34 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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