Cessna 172K N78760
22 May 2002 · Cedar City, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 May 2002 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N78760, operated by Parowan Aero Services, was involved in an accident near Cedar City, Utah, United States. 3 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 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cedar City, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cedar City Regional Arpt (CDC)
- Coordinates
- 37.7011, -113.0972
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172K
- Registration
- N78760
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Parowan Aero Services
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cedar City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN02LA045
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
the pilot's inadvertent stall/mush during the landing flare/touchdown. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind weather conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that he was in the landing flare, and the stall horn was sounding. He said a gust of wind from the right "caught" him and the airplane was forced airborne again. The pilot said the wind gust stopped and the airplane "slammed" down onto the runway. The firewall and engine mount were bent, and the main landing gear box assembly and left door frame were distorted/bent.
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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| 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 2002 | Collette RV6 | Nephi, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 2002 | Cessna 150F | Logan, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 17 Jan 2002 | Cessna 152 | Logan, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 20 Jan 2002 | Cessna 175 | St. George, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |