Cessna 172 N8895B

Summary

On 8 June 2011 at about 21:55 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8895B, operated by Meranda Seth, was involved in an accident near Ghent, New York, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 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

8 June 2011 at 21:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Ghent, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Kline Kill Airport (NY1)

Coordinates

42.3539, -73.6356

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N8895B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Meranda Seth

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pittsfield → Seneca Falls

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA331

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's delayed decision to abort the landing and execute a go-around.

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

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According to the pilot, several minutes after takeoff the weather began to deteriorate and the sky turned black with convective activity reported in the area. He decided to divert to a nearby airport which had a 4,000-foot long by 75-foot wide turf runway. As the pilot approached the runway he could not determine where the approach end was located. The airplane approached the runway high and fast. The pilot did not think he would be able to stop the airplane before reaching the end of the runway, so he aborted the landing. One witness reported that the airplane aborted the landing with less than 1/4 of the runway's total length remaining. During the attempted climb out, the pilot thought that the engine felt less powerful but could not recall any specific abnormal indications. Without sufficient airspeed to climb above approaching trees, the pilot stalled the airplane into a pond, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing and empennage. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.