Cessna 172A N76NG

Summary

On 24 February 2013 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 172A registered N76NG, operated by Troy Minske, was involved in an accident near Vineland, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were 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

24 February 2013 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Vineland, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

46.2800, -93.7667

Aircraft

Cessna 172A

Registration

N76NG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Troy Minske

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cambridge → Cambridge

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA176

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s decision to attempt a touch-and-go landing on a narrow, ice-covered road with snow banks on each side.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While performing a touch-and-go landing on a narrow, ice-covered road with snow banks on each side, the airplane encountered a rough area and skidded left. The left main landing gear contacted a snow bank on the left side of the road, and the airplane flipped over, sustaining substantial damage to the cowling, wings, vertical stabilizer, and rudder. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.