Cessna 172N N5185D

Summary

On 3 December 2015 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N5185D, operated by Barnes, Herbert JR., was involved in an accident near Boca Raton, Florida, 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

3 December 2015 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Boca Raton (BCT)

Coordinates

26.3786, -80.1075

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N5185D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Barnes, Herbert JR.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boca Raton → Boca Raton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA073

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing touchdown resulting in a runway excursion, a collision with an object, and an impact with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while performing a touch-and-go landing, he touched down with a "slight bounce."  He reported that he applied power, but the rudder and aileron would not keep the airplane from "going left." The airplane departed the runway to the left, impacted a taxi sign, the left main landing gear and the nose landing gear collapsed, and came to a stop on a ramp. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and empennage. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.