Cessna 172N N737TG
21 September 2002 · Bumpass, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 September 2002 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N737TG, operated by Quantico Marine Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Bumpass, Virginia, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bumpass, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Anna (7W4)
- Coordinates
- 37.9656, -77.7456
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N737TG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Quantico Marine Flying Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tappahannock → Bumpass
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD02LA096
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. A factor was the narrow runway width.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the private pilot, he entered a left-hand traffic pattern in preparation for a landing. As he turned the airplane onto the final approach course, he lowered the flaps to the full-down position, and a wind gust pushed it to the left. The pilot realigned the airplane with the runway for the remainder of the approach. During the landing flare, a wind gust again pushed the airplane off course to the left. The runway was 25 feet wide, and the left main landing gear touched down off the landing surface, and caught a ridge. The ridge descended into a ditch, and despite the pilot's correction with right rudder and brake, the airplane continued to the left. The left wing struck a tree, and the airplane spun around, then descended to the bottom of the ditch. Winds, recorded at an airport 10 nautical miles to the northwest, about 8 minutes before the accident, were from 80 degrees left of the runway, at 6 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2002 | Cessna 172F | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 21 Sep 2002 | Cessna 172RG | Del Mar, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2002 | Cessna 172Q | Fruitland, Utah, United States | Wings of Denver | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2002 | Cessna 172K | Clarkston, Washington, United States | Huck, Barry P. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2002 | Cessna 172G | Sangerville, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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