Cessna 172N N5290D

Summary

On 9 March 2012 at about 00:02 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N5290D, operated by Bowden David L, was involved in an accident near Kelso, Washington, 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

9 March 2012 at 00:02

Classification

Accident

Location

Kelso, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Southwest Washington Regional (KKLS)

Coordinates

46.1181, -122.8817

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N5290D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bowden David L

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kelso → Kelso

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA127

Nobody was injured.

The pilot did not maintain directional control during the landing flare.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing the airplane on runway 12. The automated weather observing system recorded that the wind was from 170 degrees at 6 knots. The pilot stated that, while in the landing flare, the wind pushed the tail of the airplane to the left; he corrected with left rudder and power to align the airplane with the runway. The airplane continued to veer to the right, went off the right side of the runway, and nosed over in the soft ground. Damage included wrinkled wing skin and a buckled left lift strut.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.