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Cessna 172M N6863H

7 June 2001 · Nashua, New Hampshire, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 June 2001 at about 22:10 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N6863H was involved in an accident near Nashua, New Hampshire, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 22:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
Nearest airport
Boire Field (ASH)
Coordinates
42.7409, -71.4608
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N6863H
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Nashua → Nashua
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC01LA139

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The CFI's improper decision to abort the takeoff and his improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

As the airplane was taxiing to the runway, the CFI noticed a "skip" in the engine. During the pre-take off run up, the left magneto was observed as running "rough." The CFI increased the engine power to 2,000 RPM and leaned the mixture until the "roughness" was gone. The airplane was then taxied to the runway for departure. During the takeoff climb, about 100 to 200 feet AGL, the "skip" in the engine was experienced again. With about 1/3 of the runway remaining, the CFI elected to abort the take off, and descended the airplane at a steep angle towards the runway. The airplane impacted the runway with the nose wheel, bounced back into the air, and departed the end of the runway. The airplane touched down a second time on the nose wheel in a grass area, flipped over and came to rest inverted. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the airplane after the accident and noted no discrepancies with the engine or ignition system.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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