Cessna 172M N9572H

Summary

On 1 April 2001 at about 21:35 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N9572H, operated by West Air Aviation, was involved in an accident near N. Las Vegas, Nevada, 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

1 April 2001 at 21:35

Classification

Accident

Location

N. Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

North Las Vegas Air Terminal (VGT)

Coordinates

36.2117, -115.1956

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N9572H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

West Air Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Scottsdale → N. Las Vegas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX01LA135

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind condition, and his failure to maintain runway alignment.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During an aborted landing the airplane collided with a fence and came to rest upright in a construction area on the airport. The pilot received wind information prior to landing, indicating that winds were from 140 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 20 knots. At the time of the accident the winds were from 190 degrees at 15 knots gusting to 20 knots. On the landing rollout the pilot applied the brakes; however, the airplane veered to the right of the runway. He attempted to counteract the movement with left rudder input. The airplane continued off the runway, and the pilot applied full throttle to abort the landing. The pilot placed the airplane in a climb attitude and made a shallow left bank. He saw the right wing pass over a box and simultaneously heard scraping. He then noted that the bank angle had increased and returned the airplane to straight-and-level flight and lowered the nose. He lined up on a dirt road and landed without further incident. There were no mechanical anomalies noted by the pilot with the airplane prior to or during the accident sequence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.