Cessna 172S N698SP

Summary

On 9 June 2012 at about 00:05 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N698SP, operated by West Valley Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Bend, Oregon, 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

9 June 2012 at 00:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Bend, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Bend (BDN)

Coordinates

44.0944, -121.2003

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N698SP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

West Valley Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Redding → Bend

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA251

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadequate crosswind correction, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and runway excursion into a berm.

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 landing with a gusting, quartering crosswind. While on the final leg of the landing pattern, he noted that the airplane was high, but it then touched down beyond the precision approach path indicator (PAPI) lights and remained aligned with the runway centerline. During the landing roll, the left wing lifted and the airplane started to turn to the right. The pilot was unable to maintain directional control and the airplane departed the runway surface and struck a berm, substantially damaging the left wing. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.