Cessna 172M N4432R
25 August 2023 · Carson City, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 August 2023 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N4432R was involved in an accident near Carson City, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carson City, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Carson City (KCXP)
- Coordinates
- 39.1900, -119.7300
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N4432R
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1974
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lakeview → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR23LA325
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during an aborted landing in gusting wind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during landing, the airplane encountered a gust of wind and ballooned above the runway. Just before touchdown, the airplane encountered a second gust of wind and the pilot added engine power to abort the landing. Subsequently, the airplane drifted to the left and touched down on the parallel taxiway, skidded across the taxiway, and then impacted a ditch. The airplane’s engine mount and fuselage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 11 May 2023 | Cessna 172 | South Bethlehem, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 1 Jan 2023 | Cessna 172 | Watsonville, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2023 | Aviat A-1C-180 | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2023 | Diamond DA 40 | Winnemucca, Nevada, United States | K2 Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 2023 | Mooney M20J | Carlin, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 2023 | Fiedler Mark R PA-18 REPLICA | Sandy Valley, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2023 | Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX | Henderson, Nevada, United States | Whitair LLC | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2023 | Aviat A-1B | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |