Cessna 172S N2465H

Summary

On 18 January 2009 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N2465H, operated by Hetrick Air Services Inc., was involved in an accident near Emporia, Kansas, 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

18 January 2009 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Emporia, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Emporia Municipal (EMP)

Coordinates

38.3322, -96.1911

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N2465H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hetrick Air Services Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lawrence → Lawrence

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA141

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during the touch-and-go. Contributing to the accident were the gusty crosswinds.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot was performing touch-and-gos to the 4,999-foot-long, 100-foot-wide asphalt runway in the single-engine, high-wing airplane. The winds were stronger than forecasted, yet the pilot elected to perform approaches to the airport anyway. On the second touch-and-go to runway 01, the student pilot stated that he encountered a gust of wind and lost control of the airplane. The airplane exited the right side of the runway and impacted terrain in a dirt field resulting in damage to the airplane's firewall. According to the airfield's automated weather report, winds at the time of the accident were estimated to be from 330 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 22 knots. A review of the student pilot's logbook revealed that he was endorsed for the solo flight with a maximum crosswind component of 7 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.