Cessna 172S N809SP

Summary

On 6 September 2004 at about 13:15 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N809SP was involved in an accident near Mount Gilead, Ohio, 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

6 September 2004 at 13:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Mount Gilead, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Mount Gilead (4I9)

Coordinates

40.5244, -82.8500

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N809SP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Delaware → Mount Gilead

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC04CA206

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions which resulted in a collision with the runway. A factor was the crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on final approach to runway 10, the airplane encountered moderate turbulence and the pilot noted that the windsock was perpendicular to the runway. As the pilot attempted to flare the airplane, a crosswind forced the left wing down, and it struck the runway. The airplane yawed to the right, and then to the left, and the pilot applied full power in an attempt to "regain altitude." The airplane then veered left, and impacted the ground about 20 feet from a building.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.