Cessna 172 N7025A

Summary

On 9 February 2002 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N7025A was involved in an accident near Manito, Illinois, 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

9 February 2002 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Manito, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Manito Mitchell Airport (C45)

Coordinates

40.4205, -89.7804

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N7025A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pekin → Manito

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI02LA077

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper planning and decision and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall and hard landing. The gusting crosswind conditions were a contributing factor.

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

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The Cessna 172 stalled approximately 17 feet agl during a short field landing demonstrated by a certified flight instructor (CFI) to a student pilot. The CFI stated that the winds were from 180 degrees and that the airplane encountered wind shear due to trees while landing on runway 22 (2,784 feet by 40 feet). Winds were recorded 11 nm north-northeast of the accident site to be 160 degrees at 21 knots gusting to 26 knots resulting in a crosswind component of 14 knots gusting to 18 knots. Later models of the Cessna 172 have a demonstrated crosswind component of 15 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.