Cessna 172 N9622Q

Summary

On 7 February 2011 at about 18:10 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N9622Q, operated by Sky Jane, LLC, was involved in an accident near Meriden, Connecticut, 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

7 February 2011 at 18:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Meriden, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Meriden Markham Municipal (MMK)

Coordinates

41.5053, -72.8244

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N9622Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Sky Jane, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Farmingdale → Meriden

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA138

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's loss of directional control during the landing rollout, resulting in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot stated that he executed a go-around on the first approach for landing at the destination airport and the second approach for landing was normal. As the airplane touched down, the wind pushed it to the right. The airplane traveled off the right side of the runway and impacted a snow bank, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing spar. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.