Cessna 172R N723PG

Summary

On 23 December 2005 at about 15:15 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N723PG was involved in an accident near Morris, Illinois, United States. 3 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

23 December 2005 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Morris, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

41.4256, -88.4186

Aircraft

Cessna 172R

Registration

N723PG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Belvidere → Morris

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI06CA053

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper in-flight decision to land with a quartering tailwind and not maintaining directional control. Factors were the quartering tailwind and the snowdrift.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane sustained substantial right wing damage on impact with a snowdrift and terrain when the airplane departed the right side of runway 36 during landing. The pilot stated, "I went around the pattern again and the conclusion ended up the same [too] high and [too] fast but I decided to land this time and the wind blew me off the right side of the [runway]. If I would not have gone off the side of the [runway] I would have gone off the end." The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane in reference to the flight. The wind was from 220 degrees at 14 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.