Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board: https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms
Munidat Persaud: http://registry.faa.gov/N73101
Location: Pittsfield, MA
Accident Number: GAA16CA515
Date & Time: 09/25/2016, 1145 EDT
Registration: N73101
Aircraft: CESSNA 172
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Loss of control in flight
Injuries: 1 Serious
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Instructional
Analysis
The solo student pilot reported that on final, following a cross-country flight, "It was really bumpy", the airplane was at a "pretty steep angle", and the stall warning horn was "really going crazy". He further reported that he tried to avoid a stall, and lowered the nose of the airplane, and the airplane touched down to the left of the runway unexpectedly. The airplane continued to the left of the runway and impacted a ditch.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The student pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause and Findings
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The student pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate descent rate and runway alignment during the landing flare, which resulted in the airplane touching down left of the runway and impacting a ditch.
Findings
Aircraft
Descent/approach/glide path - Not attained/maintained (Cause)
Personnel issues
Aircraft control - Student pilot (Cause)
Environmental issues
Terrain - Effect on equipment
Crosswind - Effect on operation
Factual Information
History of Flight
Landing
Other weather encounter
Loss of control in flight (Defining event)
Attempted remediation/recovery
Loss of control on ground
Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
Student Pilot Information
Certificate: Student
Age: 39, Male
Airplane Rating(s): None
Seat Occupied: Left
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: Lap Only
Instrument Rating(s): None
Second Pilot Present: No
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: Class 3 Without Waivers/Limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: 07/26/2016
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent:
Flight Time: (Estimated) 42 hours (Total, all aircraft), 41 hours (Total, this make and model)
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Registration: N73101
Model/Series: 172 M
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 1976
Amateur Built: No
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal
Serial Number: 17267266
Landing Gear Type: Tricycle
Seats: 4
Date/Type of Last Inspection: Unknown
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 2299 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time:
Engine Manufacturer: LYCOMING
ELT:
Engine Model/Series: O-320 SERIES
Registered Owner: PERSAUD MUNIDAT
Rated Power: 160 hp
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: PSF, 1194 ft msl
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 1554 UTC
Direction from Accident Site: 315°
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Visibility: 10 Miles
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: 12 knots / 22 knots
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: / None
Wind Direction: 290°
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: / N/A
Altimeter Setting: 30.19 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 13°C / 1°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: OXFORD, CT (OXC)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: VFR
Destination: Pittsfield, MA (PSF)
Type of Clearance: VFR
Departure Time: 1100 EDT
Type of Airspace: Class G
Airport Information
Airport: PITTSFIELD MUNI (PSF)
Runway Surface Type: Asphalt
Airport Elevation: 1188 ft
Runway Surface Condition: Dry
Runway Used:26
IFR Approach: None
Runway Length/Width: 5791 ft / 100 ft
VFR Approach/Landing: Stop and Go
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Serious
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Serious
Latitude, Longitude: 42.427500, -73.292500 (est)
Pittsfield Municipal Airport Manager Robert Snuck.
PITTSFIELD >> An unidentified pilot suffered "traumatic" injuries early Sunday after his plane crashed at the Pittsfield Municipal Airport, according to the Pittsfield Fire Department.
The Cessna 172 aircraft veered into a ditch at about 11:45 a.m. Sunday as it was attempting to land on Runway 26, according to a statement from a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman.
The plane sustained substantial damage. The pilot, who is believed to be a student, was the only person on board.
An employee of Lyon Aviation, which fuels and maintains the planes at the airport, extricated the pilot from the aircraft, Pittsfield Fire Chief Robert Czerwinski said.
Pittsfield firefighters responded to the crash at the airport on Tamarack Road.
First aid was administered by emergency responders, assisted by Action Ambulance, and the pilot was transported to Berkshire Medical Center with "traumatic but what [are] believed to be non-life-threatening injuries," according to a prepared release by the fire department.
Response crews remained on the scene as the aircraft was leaking fuel. No other injuries were reported, but by officials' preliminary estimate, the aircraft was totaled.
Rescue procedures worked as designed, said airport manager Robert Snuck. Fire rescue workers arrived quickly and went through the proper gates to access the scene.
The aircraft came from Waterbury-Oxford Airport in Connecticut, Snuck said. The owner of the plane is Munidat Persaud of Waterbury, Conn., according to online records.
Oxford Flight Training, an active flight school at the Waterbury-Oxford airport, is owned by Raj Persaud, according to the school's website.
Snuck, who said he believes the pilot was a student, could not confirm the owner's name or whether he was connected to the flight school. But several online publications have listed a Munidat "Raj" Persaud as the owner of a Guyana-based company called Oxford Aviation, which is affiliated with the Connecticut school.
Larger airports such as Logan Airport in Boston do not allow student pilot access, Snuck said. At Pittsfield Municipal Airport, a public-use airport receiving public funds, any licensed pilot, including students, can take off or land, Snuck said.
The FAA is conducting the preliminary investigation into the accident. The agency will turn over its findings to the National Transportation Safety Board, which will determine the probable cause of the accident, according to the FAA's statement.
The FAA customarily provides the NTSB with information including statements, pilot's certificates, and weather information to assist in investigations, said Peter Knudson, a spokesman for the NTSB.
The "sole purpose" of the NTSB's investigation is to determine what went wrong to cause the accident, Knudson said.
Source: http://www.berkshireeagle.com
PITTSFIELD -- One man was taken to the hospital after an incident with a small plane at the Pittsfield Airport Sunday.
It's not clear exactly what happened, but fire department officials received a call for a downed aircraft at the airport.
They found a Cessna 172 off the runway but upright, and the pilot had just been extracted by an airport worker.
The man was taken to Berkshire Medical Center. The FAA, Massachusetts State Police, and Pittsfield Police are investigating.
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The Pittsfield Fire Department reports they were called to the scene on Tamarack Road at 11:44 a.m.
The plane was a Cessna 172 light aircraft. It was completely destroyed in the crash.
The pilot who had to be rescued from the plane by firefighters, suffered trauma but his injuries are believed to be non-life threatening. There was no one else on-board at the time.
When firefighters got to the runway there was an airport worker pulling the pilot away from the plane. Firefighters then got the pilot to a safe distance and rendered first aid, stabilizing him on a back board.
"He was landing and for whatever reason he...sounded like he might have bounced and overshot part of it. The plane was 30 to 50 feet off the runway. Found him really close to a ditch. He was lucky the plane didn't end up in that ditch," explained Pittsfield Fire Department Deputy, Daniel Garner.
An ambulance crew called in to the scene transported the pilot to Berkshire Medical Center.
The plane was leaking fuel while some of the equipment was still on in the plane. Firefighters had foam ready while emergency crews brought the situation under control.
"Luckily the plane was upright and there was not really any catastrophic damage to the fuel compartment," noted Deputy Garner.
Firefighters finally cleared the scene at about 2:15 p.m. Sunday, however investigators still remained to continue their work on the situation.
The accident is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration, State Police, and the Pittsfield Police Department.
Source: http://www.westernmassnews.com
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