Cessna 172N N734EN

Summary

On 22 June 2009 at about 01:35 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N734EN, operated by Robert Feicht, was involved in an accident near Marysville, Ohio, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 June 2009 at 01:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Marysville, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Union County (MRT)

Coordinates

40.2247, -83.3517

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N734EN

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert Feicht

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbus → Marysville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CEN09CA373

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was practicing touch-and-go landings when the accident occurred. The pilot stated that during the second landing roll, the airplane veered to the right with the tires “skittering” during the landing roll. The pilot applied left rudder to no avail then “tapped” the left brake. The pilot reported that the airplane's heading straightened out, then it veered “hard” to the left, again with the tires “skittering.” The pilot applied right rudder, but the airplane continued off the left side of the runway. The airplane traveled through the grass, the nose gear contacted the raised pavement of a taxiway, and the airplane became airborne. The pilot stated that he applied back pressure on the control yoke and the airplane touched down on all three landing gear. The nose gear collapsed and the airplane nosed over. Postaccident inspection of the airplane did not reveal any preexisting failure/malfunction which would have resulted in the loss of control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.