ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142184
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| Date: | Saturday 28 January 2012 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172L Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Champlain Island Hoppers Inc |
| Registration: | N811P |
| MSN: | 17260298 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10270 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Savage Island Airport - VT15, Grand Isle, VT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Burlington, VT (BTV) |
| Grand Isle, VT (29VT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that before departing for a private airport, he called the owner of the airport to inquire about the condition of the turf runway. The owner reported that the runway appeared to be "okay." Upon reaching the destination airport, the pilot conducted two approaches to the runway that were "steeper and faster" than he desired, and he aborted both landing attempts. On the third approach, the airplane touched down about 500 feet from the runway threshold. After touchdown, the pilot realized that he had little braking effectiveness and was unable to stop the airplane. The airplane traveled off the departure end of the runway and impacted trees, resulting in substantial damage to both the left and right wings. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of any mechanical malfunctions or failures. The pilot and a Federal Aviation Administration inspector reported that, although the grass on the runway appeared normal from the air, there was a layer of ice underneath due to rain and below-freezing temperatures for several days prior to the accident, resulting in slick runway conditions.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inability to stop the airplane on a grass runway with undetected ice.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 October 2001 | N811P | Wagner Airways | 0 | Northampton, Massachusetts | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2012 22:09 | Geno | Added |
| 31-Jan-2012 00:39 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2012 20:29 | Geno | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:53 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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