Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 172 near Plainville, CT — 2017-09-11

Final reportGAA17CA530
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Date
2017-09-11
Location
Plainville, CT, USA
Airport
4B8
Aircraft
CESSNA 172
Registration
N54463
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Minor
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

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.

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.

NTSB coding

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