Cessna 172S N6036Y
2 December 2009 · Mt. Comfort, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 December 2009 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N6036Y, operated by Krughoff Aircraft Leasing LLC, was involved in an accident near Mt. Comfort, Indiana, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mt. Comfort, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mount Comfort (MQJ)
- Coordinates
- 39.8394, -85.8914
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S
- Registration
- N6036Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Krughoff Aircraft Leasing LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bloomington → Mt. Comfort
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10CA062
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while touching down during the landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that the airplane touched down smoothly on the main gear. He reported that as the nose gear settled, the airplane began to drift to the right. He stated that he applied left rudder, but it was ineffective as the airplane was on the nose and right main landing gears. The airplane traveled off the right side of runway 25 onto the grass. The pilot subsequently taxied the airplane back to the ramp. Post accident inspection of the airplane revealed the firewall was dented. Local winds were reported as being from 040 degrees at 3 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2009 | Cessna 172P | Livermore, California, United States | Wollard Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2009 | Cessna 172E | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 2009 | Cessna 172 | York, Pennsylvania, United States | Av-Ed Flight School | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2009 | Cessna 172N | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | Alliance Flight Training, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 2009 | Cessna 172N | Johnson County Exec Airport, Kansas, United States | Registration Pending | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2009 | Cessna 172M | Thermopolis, Wyoming, United States | Round Top Flyers LLC | Serious injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2009 | Cessna 210 | Richmond, Indiana, United States | Richard Miller | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2009 | Sportflight ASTRA HKS | Bloomfield, Indiana, United States | Johnson David C | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Jun 2009 | Throckmorton Matthew E F1-EVO | Mitchell, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2009 | Fritz RV3-A | Greencastle, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Feb 2009 | Cessna 152 | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | Fort Wayne Flight Academy Inc | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2009 | Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de ERJ 170-20 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Republic Airline Inc | Serious injuries | - |