FLIT Case Study # 05

Tree Landing – Plainville, Connecticut, USA – Cessna 172 Skyhawk [FLIT]

TYPE: FLIT

Event: Tree Landing – Plainville, Connecticut, USA – Cessna 172 Skyhawk

Location: Plainville, Connecticut, USA

GPS Coords: Latitude: 41°41’20.31″N  Longitude: 72°52’1.58″W

Date: 2017/09/11

Outcome: Crash landing into trees. The tree largely absorbed the kinetic energy of the aircraft. PIC walked away.

Airframe: Write-Off (possibly repairable)

Fatalities/Souls on Board: 0/1

Relevant News/Blogs:

• http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2017/09/accident-occurred-september-11-2017.html
• http://www.newbritainherald.com/NBH-General+News/301646/plane-crashes-into-parking-lot-near-robertson-airport-in-plainville-with-video-of-the-actual-crash
• https://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-br-plainville-plane-crash-20170911-story.html

Tree Landing – Plainville, Connecticut, USA – Cessna 172 Skyhawk [FLIT]

Source: https://youtu.be/i8Qgpw2Smrk

Aircraft impacting tree and pinwheeling

Source: https://youtu.be/i8Qgpw2Smrk

Aircraft being transported away, with cockpit intact

Source: https://youtu.be/i8Qgpw2Smrk

Showing damage to wings and undercarriage

Source: https://youtu.be/i8Qgpw2Smrk

Aircraft on the ground after pinwheeling

Source: Kathryn’s Report

Aircraft on the ground after pinwheeling

Source: Kathryn’s Report