Cessna 172S N2097G

Summary

On 31 October 2006 at about 21:50 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N2097G, operated by Conerstone Aviation, was involved in an accident near Richfield, Utah, 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.

Date

31 October 2006 at 21:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Richfield, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Richfield Municipal Airport (KRIF)

Coordinates

38.7364, -112.0989

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N2097G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Conerstone Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Provo → Richfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA07LA013

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's inability to compensate for the gusty crosswinds during the initial part of the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and a noseover. Factors associated with the accident are gusty crosswinds, and a mound/berm of dirt alongside the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On his first approach, the student pilot was too high, and he executed a go-around. During his second attempt, he noticed that there were gusty crosswinds near the ground, but he felt that they were of a magnitude that he would be able to handle. The second approach and initial touchdown were without incident, but soon after the beginning of the landing roll, the airplane was hit by a gust of wind from the right. The gust pushed the airplane toward the left side of the runway, and lifted the right wing. Although the pilot attempted corrective action, he was unable to keep the airplane from departing the left side of the paved runway surface and entering an area of soft terrain. While he was attempting to get the airplane onto the runway, it encountered a mound/berm of dirt, and flipped over onto its back. There was no evidence of any flight control or nose wheel steering problems, and according to the student pilot, the only problem was his inability to compensate for the gusty crosswind conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.