Cessna 172P N51448

Summary

On 16 January 1997 at about 20:11 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N51448, operated by Cardinal Wings, was involved in an accident near Bloomington, Indiana, 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

16 January 1997 at 20:11

Classification

Accident

Location

Bloomington, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Monroe County (BMG)

Coordinates

39.2293, -86.4698

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N51448

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Cardinal Wings

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Louisville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI97LA054

Nobody was injured.

the pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft. Factors included the icy runway and the crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported he landed on runway 35 and that the runway was covered with ice. He reported that the aircraft's speed was almost at taxi speed when a gust of wind caused the airplane to weathervane to the left. The pilot attempted differential braking while using crosswind aileron application. The pilot reported that the aircraft continued to slide off the left side of the runway. The airplane impacted a snow bank and nosed over to the vertical position before falling back on its landing gear. The official winds were 280 degrees at 15 knots. Runway 17/35 had been NOTAMed for thin packed or compacted snow/ice on the runway, sanded, braking action poor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.