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Cessna 172 N4053F

19 May 2001 · Rogersburg, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 May 2001 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N4053F was involved in an accident near Rogersburg, Washington, 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 21:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Rogersburg, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Rogersberg
Coordinates
46.1903, -117.1293
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N4053F
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lewiston → Rogersburg
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA01LA098

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while on final approach for landing. A tailwind was a factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while on short final to a remote landing strip, the wind shifted to a quartering tailwind. The pilot tried to abort the landing, however, there was not sufficient airspeed for the go-around. The airplane touched down on the main landing gear in a yawed attitude to the direction of travel. When the nose wheel touched, it collapsed and the right wing contacted the surface. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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