Cessna 172H N3736R

Summary

On 10 June 2012 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 172H registered N3736R, operated by Sydney Grgurich, was involved in an accident near Moscow Mills, Missouri, United States. 3 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

10 June 2012 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Moscow Mills, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Greensfield Airport (M71)

Coordinates

38.9017, -90.9603

Aircraft

Cessna 172H

Registration

N3736R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Sydney Grgurich

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Moscow Mills → Moscow Mills

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA361

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff in a gusty crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that she took off on runway 27 with the wind from 180 degrees at 13 knots gusting to 23 knots. When the airplane was about 5 to 10 feet above the runway, the airplane encountered a strong gust of wind, and the airplane drifted left of centerline and descended back onto the runway. The pilot steered the airplane back to the centerline and attempted to abort the takeoff by applying full brakes and pulling the throttle back to idle. The airplane went off the end of the 3,227 foot long runway onto wet grass and continued down an embankment, across a road, and into a steep ditch. The airplane’s firewall sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.