Cessna 120 N2007V

Summary

On 13 September 2000 at about 14:45 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N2007V was involved in an accident near Arco, Idaho, 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

13 September 2000 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Arco, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Arco-Butte County (AOC)

Coordinates

43.6506, -113.2794

Aircraft

Cessna 120

Registration

N2007V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rexburg → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA00LA154

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind condition. Wind gust was a factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he checked the wind conditions via the automated weather, and a visual check of the wind socks at either end of the runway. The winds were calm, and the pilot set-up for a landing. The pilot reported that just before the airplane touched down, a gust of wind raised the left wing. The right wing contacted the runway surface and the airplane veered to the right. The airplane exited the side of the runway and traveled into a ditch, nosing over and coming to rest inverted. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the aircraft at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.