Cessna 172R N440ES

Summary

On 11 March 2007 at about 20:40 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N440ES, operated by New Flyers Association, was involved in an accident near Columbus, Ohio, 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

11 March 2007 at 20:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Ohio State University Airport (OSU)

Coordinates

40.0744, -83.0703

Aircraft

Cessna 172R

Registration

N440ES

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

New Flyers Association

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Georgetown → Columbus

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07CA089

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. Contributing factors to the accident were the wind conditions and the runway sign.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was damaged during landing when it exited the left side of runway 27L (5,004 feet by 100 feet, dry asphalt), and struck a runway sign. The pilot reported that after touchdown, he noticed "the rate of left drift was too much." The pilot reported that he applied both brakes and right rudder, but the airplane continued drifting to the left side of the runway. As the airplane veered off the runway, the left main gear struck a runway sign. The airplane came to rest facing south in a grass area on the left side of the runway. Examination of the airplane following the accident failed to reveal any pre-existing anomalies. Reported wind conditions at the time of the accident were from 010 magnetic degrees at 8 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.