Cessna 172N N73743

Summary

On 25 May 2012 at about 13:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N73743, operated by Sabris Corporation, was involved in an accident near Wichita, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 May 2012 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Colonel James Jabara (AAO)

Coordinates

37.7419, -97.2194

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N73743

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Sabris Corporation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wichita → Wichita

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA315

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor and student pilot were practicing takeoffs and landings. They stated that on the second landing, when the airplane touched down, it veered sharply to the right. The instructor took control of the airplane and tried to stop the turn by applying full left rudder. She said that the rudder peddle was too stiff and that the airplane departed the side of the runway. The airplane struck a dirt berm and substantially damaged the firewall and empennage. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed there were a lot of loose objects in the airplane, but there was no physical evidence that the rudder pedals had been jammed or impeded. Further examination revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.