Cessna 172 N172EF

Summary

On 10 May 2002 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N172EF was involved in an accident near Norwood, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 May 2002 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Norwood, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Norwood Municipal (OWD)

Coordinates

42.2301, -71.5296

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N172EF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Norwood → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD02LA050

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing.

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

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During a supervised solo flight, the student pilot was in the traffic pattern preparing for his fourth landing when the control tower advised of variable winds, which included a crosswind. The student pilot described the wind conditions as "gusty". When the airplane was about to touchdown on runway 28, it ballooned, then bounced, and drifted to the right. Then, the nose pitched up abruptly, and the right wing dropped. The airplane then veered to the right, toward a tree line. The student pilot applied full power, leveled the wings, and the airplane began to climb. However, there was not enough altitude to clear the tree tops. Weather at the airport included winds from 300 degrees at 10 knots, gusting to 17 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.