Cessna 172S N13151
15 July 2007 · Beverly, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 July 2007 at about 18:01 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N13151, operated by Micheal Mignosa, was involved in an accident near Beverly, Massachusetts, 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 18:01
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Beverly, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Beverly Muni (BVY)
- Coordinates
- 42.5839, -70.9097
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S
- Registration
- N13151
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Micheal Mignosa
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Beverly → Beverly
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL07CA105
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and nose gear collapse. A contributing factor was the wind gust.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that during the landing flare at the Beverly Municipal Airport, Beverly, Massachusetts, he "got hit with a gust of wind" when he touched down. He also stated that the airplane porpoised, landed hard on the nose wheel, and the nose gear collapsed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2007 | Cessna 172 | Meriden, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 3 Nov 2007 | Cessna 172I | Gladwin, Michigan, United States | Skyvue Flying Club | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Dec 2007 | Cessna 172P | Northampton, Massachusetts, United States | Michael L. Foy | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 2007 | Cessna 172 | Hastings, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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