ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296958
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| Date: | Monday 15 July 2002 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Jeffrey B Murray |
| Registration: | N43860 |
| MSN: | R172-0124 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6100 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Barre, Vermont -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Montpelier-Edward F Knapp State Airport, VT (MPV/KMPV) |
| Barre, VT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot decided to practice a simulated engine failure, to a landing, at a private airstrip. The airstrip was oriented east-west, with an uphill incline toward the east. The strip was 1,200 feet long and 50 feet wide, and takeoffs and landings could only be made to the east. According to the pilot, he performed a circling descent and prepared for a landing to the east. During the landing flare, the airplane was "pushed toward the trees" at the departure end of the runway, by a "quartering tailwind." The pilot initiated a go-around, but the airplane did not have enough airspeed to maintain flight, and it "stalled" into the trees. Winds were from 260 degrees at 3 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a go-around attempt, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and a subsequent impact with trees. A factor was the pilot's delayed initiation of the go-around.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD02LA077
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 12:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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