Cessna 172S N4915F

Summary

On 4 April 2009 at about 23:05 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N4915F, operated by Snohomish Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Snohomish, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 April 2009 at 23:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Snohomish, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Harvey Field (S43)

Coordinates

47.9081, -122.1053

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N4915F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Snohomish Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Snohomish → Snohomish

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09CA182

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was returning from the practice area on a supervised solo. He was on the downwind leg for landing at 1,500 feet when he saw a crow rising from below on the airplane's left side. He heard a large thud and felt the airplane buffet. The student pilot looked to verify that no other airplanes were in the vicinity. He checked the elevator and rudder visually and by "crabbing" the airplane using the rudder and adding power; he determined that the airplane was controllable and could be landed safely. Three outboard ribs of the left wing and the spar sustained substantial damage; the top and bottom skins were wrinkled from the leading edge to the spar.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.