Cessna 172M N73134

Summary

On 15 June 2012 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N73134, operated by CK Leasing Services LLC, was involved in an accident near Churchville, Maryland, 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

15 June 2012 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Churchville, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Harford County Airport (0W3)

Coordinates

39.5667, -76.2014

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N73134

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

CK Leasing Services LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Churchville → Churchville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA416

Nobody was injured.

The tractor operator's failure to confirm the landing airplane's position before entering an active runway, which resulted in a ground collision.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he was preparing to land at the airport and that he made radio calls on the common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) to announce the airplane's position on the downwind, base, and final legs of the traffic pattern. While on the landing roll, as the airplane traveled over a crest in the runway, the pilot observed a tractor crossing the runway from left to right. The pilot steered the airplane to the right to avoid a collision, and the airplane's left wing contacted the tractor, which resulted in substantial damage. The operator of the tractor stated that he heard the airplane's CTAF transmissions but proceeded to cross the runway because he assumed that the airplane was already clear of the runway. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.