Cessna 172R N918TA

Summary

On 13 July 2006 at about 15:06 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N918TA, operated by Tradewinds Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Waterford, Michigan, 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

13 July 2006 at 15:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Waterford, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

42.6525, -83.4169

Aircraft

Cessna 172R

Registration

N918TA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Tradewinds Aviation Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waterford → Waterford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI06CA189

Nobody was injured.

The directional control not obtained/maintained, the inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and the go-around not performed during landing by the pilot. An additional cause was the lack of experience by the pilot. A contributing factor was the crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was operated as an instructional flight when it veered off the runway during landing and nosed over in a grass area adjacent to the runway. The airplane was piloted by a student pilot during a student solo flight. The student pilot and his certified flight instructor performed several landings on runway 27L before the student pilot departed on the solo flight. The student pilot departed from runway 27R and performed a go-around on his first landing attempt on runway 27R; reportedly because, he could not "get the plane on centerline" and the presence of a "slight" crosswind. The student pilot completed the go-around and attempted again to land on runway 27R. During the level off, the student pilot stated that he held left aileron control into the wind and noted that the nose was yawed to the left. The airplane touched down with a "crab," veered off the runway, and nosed over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.