ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287806
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| Date: | Thursday 5 April 2012 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Fare Share Ltd |
| Registration: | N6871H |
| MSN: | 17265621 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7413 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pottstown, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pottsville-Schuylkill County /Joe Zerbey/ Airport, PA (KZER) |
| Pottstown Limerick Airport, PA (KPTW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, the landing approach was normal. However, during touchdown, the airplane bounced, and the pilot decided to perform a go-around. He applied full power and inadvertently raised the flaps from 30 degrees to zero degrees. As the pilot increased the pitch of the airplane to perform the go-around, the airplane drifted off the left side of the runway and settled into a grassy area. The airplane collided with a tree and sustained substantial damage to the wings and horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA12CA270
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 March 2012 | N6871H | Fare Share LTD | 0 | Heritage Field (Pottsdown-Limerick Airport) - KPTW, Pottstown, PA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 14:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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