Cessna 172N N738UE

Summary

On 22 January 2008 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N738UE was involved in an accident near South St. Paul, Minnesota, 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.

Date

22 January 2008 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

South St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

44.8572, -93.0328

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N738UE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Albert Lea → South St. Paul

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI08CA069

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident were the snow-covered runway and the gusty wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was on a solo cross-country flight when the accident occurred. The airplane reportedly touched down on the runway centerline then gradually veered toward the right side of the runway. The airplane nosed over after contacting a hard packed snow pile at the edge of the runway. The local winds reported 5 minutes after the accident were from 260 degrees at 13 knots gusting to 18 knots. The nose over resulted in substantial damage to the left wing spar and ribs.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.