Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed during landing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot landed on runway 01, a 1,900-foot-long grass runway. He stated that he was “too high, too fast on final.” The airplane overran the end of the runway, went up an embankment, and sustained substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage. The winds reported at an airport 6 miles to the south of the accident location were 210 degrees at 8 knots. The pilot did not report any mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA09CA309 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- May 26, 2009
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Glenburn, Maine
- Nearest airport
- Lucky Landings Marina & Spb (06B)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 172A
- N-number
- N6843X
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
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