Cessna 172L N7282Q

Summary

On 17 March 2013 at about 20:18 local time, a Cessna 172L registered N7282Q was involved in an accident near Pontiac, Michigan, United States. 2 people were 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

17 March 2013 at 20:18

Classification

Accident

Location

Pontiac, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Pontiac (PTK)

Coordinates

42.6594, -83.4189

Aircraft

Cessna 172L

Registration

N7282Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pontiac → Pontiac

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA202

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control after an unexplained increase in engine power while taxiing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot said she was taxiing her single-engine airplane to the active runway when the engine suddenly went to full power. She did not recall any related engine instrument indications and tried to reduce power by moving the throttle control to its idle position, pulling the mixture control aft, and applying the brakes. During this time, the airplane veered off the taxiway, impacted a snow bank, and nosed over, coming to rest on its back, which resulted in substantial damage to the airframe. Examination of the engine found no mechanical anomalies that would explain the sudden increase in engine power. The pilot had 2,000 feet of taxiway remaining from where the airplane departed the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.