Cessna 172S N686SP

Summary

On 5 July 2013 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N686SP, operated by Grant JIM DBA, was involved in an accident near Monroe, Washington, 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

5 July 2013 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Monroe, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Firstair Field Airport (W16)

Coordinates

47.8694, -121.9906

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N686SP

Category

Airplane

Year built

1999

Engines

1

Operator

Grant JIM DBA

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Everett → Everett

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA309

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action that resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a practice landing, the student pilot lost directional control on the landing roll. The airplane drifted towards the right, and the flight instructor did not act in a timely manner to prevent the airplane's right wheel from departing the runway surface. The airplane subsequently nosed over and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The flight instructor reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.