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Cessna 172S N968SP

21 June 2006 · White Plains, New York, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 June 2006 at about 21:06 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N968SP, operated by Panorama Flight Services, was involved in an accident near White Plains, New York, United States. One person was 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 21:06
Classification
Accident
Location
White Plains, New York, United States
Nearest airport
Westchester County Airport (HPN)
Coordinates
41.0669, -73.7075
Aircraft
Cessna 172S
Registration
N968SP
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Panorama Flight Services
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Hartford → White Plains
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC06CA159

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's misjudged speed/distance which resulted in an overrun.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was "too high" during final approach to the runway, so he initiated a slip to lose altitude. As the airplane touched down, the pilot "flared and tried to bleed off airspeed"; however, the airplane "ran out of runway," continued into the grass and impacted a fence. The pilot reported approximately 35 hours of total flight experience. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed no mechanical deficiencies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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