Cessna 172M N12989

Summary

On 12 February 2013 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N12989 was involved in an accident near Jenison, Michigan, 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

12 February 2013 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Jenison, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Riverview Airport (08C)

Coordinates

42.9367, -85.8056

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N12989

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jenison → Jenison

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA161

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing on an ice- and snow-covered runway in crosswind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After touching down on runway 32, which the pilot described as ice- and snow-covered, the airplane began drifting to the right. The pilot attempted to correct for the drift with left rudder pedal input; however, the airplane continued to move to the right, and the right main landing gear wheel entered the snow off the runway surface. The airplane impacted a snowbank, nosed over, and came to rest inverted, sustaining substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The wind recorded about 1 1/2 hours before the accident at an airport located about 13 nautical miles northwest of the accident airport was from 230 degrees at 15 knots. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.