Cessna 172 N5700R

Summary

On 1 May 2016 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N5700R was involved in an accident near Boise, Idaho, 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

1 May 2016 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Boise, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Fld (BOI)

Coordinates

43.5644, -116.2194

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N5700R

Category

Airplane

Year built

1965

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boise → Boise

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA215

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to land with a quartering tailwind and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing flare he encountered a left quartering tailwind and the airplane started to drift to the right. The pilot further reported that during the landing roll the airplane veered to the left off the runway and ground looped. The right elevator was substantially damaged. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.