Cessna 172M N8879V

Summary

On 23 May 2013 at about 17:45 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N8879V, operated by Belknap Ronald L, was involved in an accident near Truckee, California, 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

23 May 2013 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Truckee, California, United States

Nearest airport

Private (NA)

Coordinates

39.4831, -120.2617

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N8879V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Belknap Ronald L

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Madera → Truckee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA241

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll which resulted in a collision with a tree.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was making his first landing of the summer season on a high mountain dirt/turf airstrip. The airplane touched down left of centerline, which sloped to the left. The pilot was unable to correct back to the right before the left wing struck a pine tree next to the airstrip. The airplane spun to the left and skidded sideways when the right wing contacted the surface. Both wings and fuselage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.