Cessna 172P N9821L
29 March 1998 · Plainville, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 March 1998 at about 16:20 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N9821L was involved in an accident near Plainville, Connecticut, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plainville, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Robertson Field (4B8)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N9821L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Newport → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC98LA082
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate crosswind compensation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On the pilot's second attempt to land on Runway 2, he established the airplane on final with 20 degrees of flaps and 65 knots of airspeed. The airplane touched down then floated back up approximately 3 feet above the runway. The pilot let the airplane settle back onto the runway while applying full left aileron and full right ruder. The airplane departed the runway, nose pointed slightly right of centerline then traveled down a 60-degree embankment, striking a chain link fence and coming to rest upright.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1998 | Cessna 172M | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1998 | Cessna 172F | Spring Hill, Florida, United States | Barrett A. Bailey | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1998 | Cessna 172G | Leesburg, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 1998 | Cessna 172M | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Jul 1998 | Cessna 172G | Dover, Delaware, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1998 | Cessna 172C | Falls City, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1998 | Foreit SUPER CAT | Middlebury, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jan 1998 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-320 | Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States | Continental Express | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1998 | Gulfstream American AA-1 | Brooklyn, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Sep 1998 | Piper PA-18-150 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1998 | Cessna 152 | Ellington, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1998 | Mooney M20J | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States | Charles T Gunzburg | Fatal | 1 |