Cessna 172N N4811G

Summary

On 18 November 2012 at about 18:10 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N4811G was involved in an accident near Poplar Grove, Illinois, 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 November 2012 at 18:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Poplar Grove, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Poplar Grove Airport (C77)

Coordinates

42.3223, -88.8436

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N4811G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Poplar Grove → Poplar Grove

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA074

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings on runway 12. During the landing roll after the third landing, the airplane started to drift to the right and the pilot corrected with rudder. The airplane departed the runway to the right and struck a ditch. During the impact, the left wing struck the ground, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing spar. No preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures were reported that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.