Cessna 175 N7002M

Summary

On 20 April 1996 at about 19:15 local time, a Cessna 175 registered N7002M, operated by Jacqueline A. Cahill, was involved in an accident near Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 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

20 April 1996 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Pittsfield Municipal (PSF)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 175

Registration

N7002M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jacqueline A. Cahill

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC96LA092

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate crosswind compensations during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was practicing crosswind landings to runway 26. He was making a full-stop landing after two touch-and-go landings. During the landing roll, as the airplane was decelerating, the left wing lifted and the right wing struck the runway. The pilot reported that the winds were from 160 to 200 degrees at 8 to 10 knots, with gusts to 20 knots. He stated '...a gust of wind caught the left wing and tipped the aircraft....'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.