Cessna 172M N71409

Summary

On 1 July 2004 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N71409, operated by Triad Air Inc.,, was involved in an accident near Winston Salem, North Carolina, 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

1 July 2004 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Smith Reynolds (KINT)

Coordinates

36.1336, -80.2169

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N71409

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Triad Air Inc.,

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Winston Salem → Winston Salem

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL04LA167

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the fence post, while taxing which resulted in a collision.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to both pilots, after landing, the airplane was cleared to taxi to the north ramp. Both pilots stated that the CFI in the left seat took control of the airplane in order to position and park it. The pilot in control of the airplane at the time of the accident, CFI- left, stated, "while pushing the left rudder, [his] foot slipped down and off the [left] pedal." He stated that he then immediately "pushed full left rudder, but the right wing... hit one of the corner metal poles." The pilot not in control of the airplane at the time of the accident, CFI-right, stated that as the pilot in control "was beginning to set-up the aircraft's turn, his foot immediately slipped off of the rudder. This caused the aircraft's wing to hit a fence pole." Both pilots stated that the airplane was immediately shut down and assistance was sought. Post-accident examination of the airplane revealed that the right wing sustained leading edge spar damage and extensive skin buckling, and the right wing tip was crushed. The engine, landing gear, fuselage, and left wing were intact and undamaged. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.