Plane Crash List

Cessna 177RG N1JM

23 December 2004 · Phoenix, Arizona, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 December 2004 at about 18:05 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N1JM was involved in an accident near Phoenix, Arizona, 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 18:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Nearest airport
Deer Valley Airport (KDVT)
Coordinates
33.6883, -112.0825
Aircraft
Cessna 177RG
Registration
N1JM
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Flight Test
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Phoenix → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX05LA051

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane veered off the left side of the runway during landing with a 40-degree, 12-knot crosswind. The pilot was performing a post maintenance test flight to check the landing gear warning system. He completed the test, and was landing. As soon as he lowered the nose wheel to the runway, the airplane veered to the left despite his corrective control inputs. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and into the midfield terrain, collapsing the right main landing gear strut. No mechanical anomalies were identified during the post accident airplane examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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