Cessna 172 N6013E

Summary

On 4 June 1989 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N6013E was involved in an accident near Cedar Key, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 June 1989 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Cedar Key, Florida, United States

Coordinates

29.1391, -83.0298

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N6013E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sanford → Cedar Key

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA89LA170

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT FLOWN FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS & HE MADE 2 TAKEOFFS & LDGS AT HIS HOME ARPT BEFORE DEPARTING FOR CDK. DURING THE 1 HR 20 MIN FLT, THE PLT STATED THE ACFT OPERATED NORMALLY. AT CKD, HE STATED THE WIND SOCK WAS LIMP, SO HE LANDED ON RWY 23. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT BEGAN TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT, SO HE EXECUTED A GO-ARND. ON THE NEXT LDG, A SIMILAR SWERVE OCCURRED, BUT THE PLT DID NOT ARREST THE SWERVE PRIOR TO THE ACFT LEAVING THE RWY & HITTING A TREE. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING, WHEELS & BRAKES WERE EXAMINED & NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MALFUNCTIONS WERE NOTED. PRELIM REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE ACFT, & IT WAS FLOWN BACK TO ITS HOME BASE BY ANOTHER PLT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.