Cessna 172N N734CG

Summary

On 9 July 1995 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N734CG was involved in an accident near Stormville, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 July 1995 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Stormville, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Stormville (N69)

Coordinates

41.5391, -73.7296

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N734CG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Poughkeepsie → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC95LA150

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS THIRD SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. HE STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING, '. . . THE INSTANT THE NOSE WHEEL ROLLED DOWN, IT STRUCK A LARGE POTHOLE IN THE RUNWAY. THIS BROKE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR . . . .' THE STUDENT SAID HE HELD THE NOSE OFF THE GROUND UNTIL THE AIRPLANE SLOWED, THEN THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE, THE REMAINDER OF THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED NO PREIMPACT ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. ADDITIONALLY, THE AIRPORT FACILITY DIRECTORY STATED THAT THE RUNWAY HAD 'WIDE CRACKS AND WEEDS.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.