Summary
On September 18, 1994, a Cessna 172M (N13510) was involved in an accident near New London, PA. The accident resulted in 1 minor injury, with 1 person uninjured out of 2 aboard. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this accident to be: The pilot failed to maintain adequate airpseed which resulted in an inadvertent stall and inflight collision with terrain.
On September 18, 1994, at 1430 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N13510, piloted by Glen R. Murry, certified flight instructor (CFI), and student pilot, Bruce James, sustained substantial damage during an aborted takeoff at the New London Airport, New London, Pennsylvania. The CFI received minor injuries, and the student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight was operated under 14 CFR Part 91.
Just after liftoff from runway 22, the student pilot said the stall warning activated, and the CFI elected to land near the south end of the runway.
This accident is documented in NTSB report NYC94LA179. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N13510.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot failed to maintain adequate airpseed which resulted in an inadvertent stall and inflight collision with terrain.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On September 18, 1994, at 1430 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N13510, piloted by Glen R. Murry, certified flight instructor (CFI), and student pilot, Bruce James, sustained substantial damage during an aborted takeoff at the New London Airport, New London, Pennsylvania. The CFI received minor injuries, and the student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight was operated under 14 CFR Part 91.
Just after liftoff from runway 22, the student pilot said the stall warning activated, and the CFI elected to land near the south end of the runway. After touchdown the airplane nosed over.
According to the CFI's written statement on the NTSB Form 6120.1/2, he was demonstrating a short field takeoff, to the student pilot, and was departed downhill, with a right crosswind.
The CFI wrote on statement:
Climbing out at 70 mph aircraft pitched up sharply, recovered from that aircraft not making enough power to fly, settled hard onto runway, wheelbarrowed [into turf] once, then flipped over.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# NYC94LA179