Cessna 172 N22265

Summary

On 16 August 2009 at about 16:25 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N22265 was involved in an accident near Centennial, Colorado, 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

16 August 2009 at 16:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Centennial, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Centennial Airport (KAPA)

Coordinates

39.5700, -104.8492

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N22265

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cheyenne → Centennial

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA530

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing flare in crosswind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot implemented crosswind landing procedures to include a left crab angle of approximately seven degrees. While on final approach to land on Runway 17R, the winds were reported as being from 120 degrees at 15 knots. Upon reaching the runway threshold, the pilot transitioned the airplane to a left side slip and aligned with the runway. During the flare, the left main wheel touched the runway and the airplane "weather vaned" to the left. The pilot's corrective measures failed to realign the airplane with the runway heading; the airplane flipped inverted and came to rest upside down on the runway, resulting in substantial damage. A special automated weather observation report, taken near the time of the accident, reported the winds as being from 140 degrees at 13 knots, gusting to 20 knots. No mechanical anomalies were reported with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.