Cessna R172K N758DZ

Summary

On 18 September 2011 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna R172K registered N758DZ was involved in an accident near Jonesboro, Arkansas, 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

18 September 2011 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR)

Coordinates

35.8256, -90.6411

Aircraft

Cessna R172K

Registration

N758DZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nashville → Jonesboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CEN11CA668

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while taxiing.

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

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The pilot said that he failed to maintain directional control after landing at night. The airplane exited the right side of the runway onto a grassy area, struck the edge of a paved taxiway, and came to a full stop on the taxiway with the engine still operating. The pilot added power to begin taxiing and discovered that he could only steer the airplane to the left. The pilot reported that he then added power to begin a taxiing left turn onto the grass in order clear the runway. While taxiing on the grass surface the nosewheel went down a slope and the propeller struck an obstruction. The impact caused substantial damage to the forward fuselage structure and the firewall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.