ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69439
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| Date: | Sunday 25 October 2009 |
| Time: | 19:10 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Sky Training Llc |
| Registration: | N55479 |
| MSN: | 17275191 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11118 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bennington, VT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Greenwood Lake Airport, NJ (4N1) |
| Greenwood Lake Airport, NJ (4N1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot entered the traffic pattern at night and was observed flying in a right-hand traffic pattern to runway 13. The Airport/Facility Directory did not direct right-hand traffic for runway 13. Witnesses observed the pilot having difficulty landing the airplane; he was flying too high on final approach and performed at least two go-arounds. The airplane was last observed with its navigation lights illuminated on the base leg as the airplane impacted trees and terrain. Two witnesses stated that the engine was running at the time of impact. The wreckage came to rest on wooded terrain, at an elevation of about 1,082 feet, or about 250 feet above the airport's elevation. If the pilot had flown the same altitude on a left-hand pattern to runway 13, at the same point in the pattern where the accident occurred, the airplane would have cleared the terrain by about 300 feet. Examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of preexisting mechanical anomalies. Inspection of the pilot’s logbook showed no evidence that he had previously flown approaches at the airport.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain during a night approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s non-standard traffic pattern over higher terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2009 00:46 | slowkid | Added |
| 27-Oct-2009 01:22 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 27-Oct-2009 04:42 | slowkid | Updated |
| 22-Jul-2010 10:49 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 17:07 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2022 21:40 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Category] |
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