Cessna 172P N529MC
22 May 2010 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 May 2010 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N529MC, operated by Rhoads Eric S DBA, was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, Nevada, 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 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Henderson (KHND)
- Coordinates
- 35.9728, -115.1344
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N529MC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rhoads Eric S DBA
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Ana → Henderson
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR10CA255
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during taxi.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he made a normal landing on runway 17L. The pilot was instructed to cross runway 17R without delay. As he was taxiing, the airplane began to weather vane left into the wind. The pilot tried to correct back to the taxiway with the right rudder but the airplane continued to the left and hit a taxiway light. As the pilot continued to maneuver to the left, the airplane went into a ditch and the tail struck an airport sign.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2010 | Cessna 172N | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | Cohen Bruce M | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 2010 | Cessna 172N | Salem, Oregon, United States | Graham Aviation Services | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2010 | Cessna 172P | Camarillo Airport, California, United States | Channel Islands Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2010 | Cessna 172 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Snohomish Flying Services | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2010 | Cessna 172 | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | MacArthur Air Incorporated | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2010 | Cessna 172 | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Douglas Hool | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2010 | Cessna 170A | Minden, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 2010 | Beechcraft K35 | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | Brett Beukens | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Sep 2010 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Oct 2010 | Cessna 195 | Wells, Nevada, United States | Richard Ulmer | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2010 | Schweizer SGS136 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Sierra Fliers LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2010 | Piper PA-22-150 | Pahrump, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |