Plane Crash List

Cessna 182J N3128F

21 January 1997 · Gaylord, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 January 1997 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 182J registered N3128F was involved in an accident near Gaylord, Michigan, 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.

The record

Date
at 15:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Gaylord, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Gaylord Otsego County (GLR)
Coordinates
45.0206, -84.6706
Aircraft
Cessna 182J
Registration
N3128F
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Rogers City → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI97LA065

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions which resulted in a failure to maintain proper runway alignment. Factors associated with the accident were: the gusty, crosswind condition, the pilot's failure to perform a go-around, and the snowbank.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot, who was on a solo cross country flight, stated that smoke from smoke stacks south of the airport indicated that the winds were out of the east. He stated that on final approach to runway 9 he realized he had a 'good crosswind' as it was difficult for him to maintain runway alignment. Shortly after touchdown, the airplane contacted a snowbank along the left side of the runway. The pilot reported local winds were from 120 degrees at 20 knots gusting to 28 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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