Cessna 172 N54463

Summary

On 11 September 2017 at about 15:25 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N54463, operated by Interstate Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Plainville, Connecticut, 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

11 September 2017 at 15:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Plainville, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Robertson Field (4B8)

Coordinates

41.6889, -72.8672

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N54463

Category

Airplane

Year built

1981

Engines

1

Operator

Interstate Aviation Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Westfield/Springfield → Plainville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA530

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to properly execute the go-around, which resulted in the airplane failing to maintain a climb, which resulted in collision with a tree.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during touchdown, the airplane bounced, and he chose to go around. He applied full power, set the carburetor heat to cold, and began incrementally retracting the flaps. The airplane drifted left of the runway centerline toward a parking lot but was not gaining sufficient altitude. The pilot started looking for a spot to execute a forced landing when the airplane impacted a tree. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.