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:

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

Aircraft about to impact tree

Aircraft impacting tree and pinwheeling

Aircraft hitting the ground after pinwheeling

Aircraft being transported away, with cockpit intact

Showing damage to wings and undercarriage

Showing damage to wings and undercarriage

Showing damage to wings and undercarriage

Aircraft on the ground after pinwheeling

Source: Kathryn’s Report

Aircraft on the ground after pinwheeling

Source: Kathryn’s Report

Aircraft on the ground after pinwheeling

Source: Kathryn’s Report

Accident Location

Source: Google Earth

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