Cessna 172 N334SL

Summary

On 11 March 2019 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N334SL, operated by Midwest Aviation Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Oskaloosa, Iowa, 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

11 March 2019 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Oskaloosa Muni (OOA)

Coordinates

41.2261, -92.4939

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N334SL

Category

Airplane

Year built

1967

Engines

1

Operator

Midwest Aviation Service Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oskaloosa → Oskaloosa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA172

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a left quartering tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion, impact with a snowbank, and a nose-over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that, during the landing roll, while he was reaching for the flap levers, the airplane veered left, exited the runway, struck a snowbank, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airport's automated weather observation station reported that, about 15 minutes after the accident, the wind was from 170° at 11 knots. The student landed the airplane on runway 31.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.