Cessna 172H N1664F

Summary

On 20 June 2009 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 172H registered N1664F, operated by Wood Barry Glendon SR, was involved in an accident near Lovingston, Virginia, 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

20 June 2009 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lovingston, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Woodrigde Field (VG52)

Coordinates

37.8369, -78.8197

Aircraft

Cessna 172H

Registration

N1664F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Wood Barry Glendon SR

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lovingston → Lovingston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09CA365

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was departing from a 1,800-foot-long by 60-foot-wide turf runway in crosswind conditions. During the takeoff rotation, a gust of wind "shifted" the airplane, and it "lost its lift." The airplane’s left main landing gear contacted plowed soil on the side of the runway, and the airplane "pitched over." Both the propeller and left wing struck the ground before the airplane settled back onto all three landing gear. The airplane incurred substantial damage to the left wing. The closest weather reporting station, located 25 nautical miles northeast of the accident site, was reporting calm winds at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.