Cessna 172P N97811

Summary

On 6 October 2006 at about 18:07 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N97811, operated by Glendale Aviation, was involved in an accident near Glendale, Arizona, 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 October 2006 at 18:07

Classification

Accident

Location

Glendale, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Glendale Municipal (GEU)

Coordinates

33.5269, -112.2953

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N97811

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Glendale Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Glendale → Glendale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX07CA007

Nobody was injured.

the student's inadequate compensation for the gusting crosswind and inadequate flare that resulted in a hard landing. The certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight is also causal.

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

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The airplane landed hard, veered off the runway, and impacted a sign. Earlier, the student pilot and the certified flight instructor had performed a series of takeoffs and landings at the airport. Based upon the reported wind during the accident flight, the crew had experienced an 82-degree left crosswind at 12 knots, with gusts to 18 knots. An examination of the airplane revealed damage consistent with an overload/overstress type of failure to nose gear components due to a hard touchdown nose gear first, which resulted in a loss of steering capability.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.