Cessna 172M N61756

Summary

On 15 March 2013 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N61756, operated by Blue Ridge Sport Flight LLC, was involved in an accident near Hendersonville, North Carolina, 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

15 March 2013 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

W.N.C. Air Museum Airport (8NC9)

Coordinates

35.5167, -82.7167

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N61756

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Blue Ridge Sport Flight LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anderson → Hendersonville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13CA170

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an attempted go-around in gusty tailwind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot stated that, during an attempted landing on runway 14, he “could not get the plane to settle on the ground.” About halfway down the runway, the airplane “ballooned,” and the student pilot elected to perform a go-around. He applied full engine power and decreased the flap setting in an attempt to gain altitude, but the airplane impacted power lines off the left side of the runway and came to rest on top of a hangar, resulting in substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The student pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Reported wind at an airport 9 miles to the northwest of the accident location, about the time of the accident, was from 250 degrees at 10 knots, gusting to 18 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.