Cessna 172 N6478E

Summary

On 30 August 2008 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N6478E was involved in an accident near Newton, Mississippi, 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

30 August 2008 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Newton, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

James H Easom Airport (M23)

Coordinates

32.3089, -89.1325

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N6478E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Franklinton → Newton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC08CA303

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot of the Cessna 172, the purpose of the cross-country flight was to move the airplane away from the potential path of a hurricane. While on the final leg of the approach, the airplane was configured with "30 degrees of flaps, the descent rate and airspeed were normal." While in the flare, the right main landing gear and right wingtip impacted the runway, damaging the wing spar. Subsequently, the nose wheel collapsed damaging the firewall, and the airplane skidded approximately 100 feet down runway 31. The winds reported about the time of the accident, approximately 22 miles to the east, were 030 degrees at 6 knots, with no wind gusts. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.