At 22:55 eastern time, a Cessna 172L was damaged during an off-runway landing at Ledgedale Airpark. The pilot received minor injuries and the passenger was seriously injured. Dark night VMC prevailed. The flight was en route Akron, Ohio, to Brockport, the pilots home base. The runway lights were Notamd out of service. The airplane landed to the right of the taxiway that paralleled runway 28. The left wing struck the ground, the nose wheel collapsed, and the lower part of the cabin was crushed.
August 12, Brockport, N.Y. / Cessna Skyhawk
At 22:55 eastern time, a Cessna 172L was damaged during an off-runway landing at Ledgedale Airpark. The pilot received minor injuries and the passenger was seriously injured. Dark night VMC prevailed. The flight was en route Akron, Ohio, to Brockport, the pilots home base. The runway lights were Notamd out of service. The airplane landed to the right of the taxiway that paralleled runway 28. The left wing struck the ground, the nose wheel collapsed, and the lower part of the cabin was crushed....
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna 172L sustained significant damage during an off-runway landing at Ledgedale Airpark, resulting in minor injuries to the pilot and serious injuries to the passenger.
- The incident occurred at night under dark VMC conditions, with the runway lights NOTAMed out of service, leading the aircraft to land next to a parallel taxiway.
- The airplane's left wing struck the ground, the nose wheel collapsed, and the lower cabin was crushed during the impact.
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