Cessna 172M N6871H

Summary

On 5 April 2012 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N6871H, operated by Fare Share Ltd, was involved in an accident near Pottstown, Pennsylvania, 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.

Date

5 April 2012 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Heritage Field Airport (PTW)

Coordinates

40.2369, -75.5539

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N6871H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Fare Share Ltd

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pottsville → Pottstown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA270

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, the landing approach was normal. However, during touchdown, the airplane bounced, and the pilot decided to perform a go-around. He applied full power and inadvertently raised the flaps from 30 degrees to zero degrees. As the pilot increased the pitch of the airplane to perform the go-around, the airplane drifted off the left side of the runway and settled into a grassy area. The airplane collided with a tree and sustained substantial damage to the wings and horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.