Cessna 172P CGIKO

Summary

On 31 March 2003 at about 18:45 local time, a Cessna 172P registered CGIKO was involved in an accident near Shenandoah, Virginia, United States. 2 people were 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

31 March 2003 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Shenandoah Valley Regional (SHD)

Coordinates

38.5492, -78.4861

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

CGIKO

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Syracuse → Greesnboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC03LA076

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadvertent encounter with snow showers. Factors were the snow and the unsuitable landing area.

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

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The non-instrument rated pilot encountered snow showers in cruise flight at 4,500 feet msl. He attempted to divert to an airport, but could not locate it. The forward visibility continued to decrease, and the pilot performed a precautionary landing to a field. During the landing, the landing gear struck mud, and the airplane came to rest inverted. Prior to the flight, the pilot obtained a standard weather briefing from an FAA automated flight service station. The briefing did not include any forecasted snow showers for the area in which the pilot was flying.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.