OLCOTT, NY, USA
N9263H
CESSNA 172 M
THE PILOT FLYING A CESSNA 172M WITH THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD MADE A LANDING ON A 2500 FT GRASS RUNWAY. THIS WAS HIS FIRST LANDING ON A GRASS RUNWAY. HE TOUCHED DOWN FAST AND BECAME AIRBORNE, RECOVERED, AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. HIS AIRSPEED WAS TOO SLOW TO RECOVER AND THE LEFT WING DROPPED. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING RECEIVING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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