Cessna 172L N7067Q

Summary

On 3 March 2011 at about 19:45 local time, a Cessna 172L registered N7067Q, operated by Joy Ballard, was involved in an accident near Fayetteville, Georgia, 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

3 March 2011 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Fayetteville, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Willow Pond Aviation Inc (19GA)

Coordinates

33.4208, -84.4931

Aircraft

Cessna 172L

Registration

N7067Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Joy Ballard

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carrollton → Fayetteville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA176

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to land with excessive speed in gusting, tailwind conditions, resulting in a runway overrun.

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

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According to the pilot, she elected to land on an uphill runway with a tailwind and gusts present. She recalled that the wind at a nearby airport were indicating a tailwind at 11 knots, gusting to 17 knots. She decided not to use flaps and increased her landing speed due to the wind conditions. After landing on the grass runway, she was unable to sufficiently decelerate the airplane, which resulted in a runway overrun. The airplane collided with trees and sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.