Cessna 172R N441QF

Summary

On 9 March 2007 at about 17:55 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N441QF, operated by Academy of Aviation, was involved in an accident near Norfolk, Virginia, 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

9 March 2007 at 17:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Norfolk International Airport (ORF)

Coordinates

36.8947, -76.2014

Aircraft

Cessna 172R

Registration

N441QF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Academy of Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Farmingdale → Norfolk

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC07CA078

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in a collision with a runway sign. A factor was the crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of a Cessna 172R was landing on runway 5, a 9,001-foot-long, 150-foot-wide, asphalt runway. On short final approach, the pilot performed a sideslip to correct for the crosswind. Upon landing, the airplane felt unbalanced and began to veer to the right. The pilot tried to correct with rudder, but the airplane departed the right side of the runway and struck a runway sign. The recorded winds about the time of the accident were from 120 degrees at 8 knots. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions, nor did the pilot report any.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.