Cessna 172N N739RX

Summary

On 21 March 2014 at about 20:15 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N739RX was involved in an accident near Marine City, Michigan, United States. 4 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

21 March 2014 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Marine City, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Marine City (76G)

Coordinates

42.7214, -82.5964

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N739RX

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marine City → Marine City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14CA186

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during a full-stop crosswind landing he flared too high and the airplane bounced during touchdown. After the second bounce the pilot added power for a go-around maneuver as the airplane's left main gear struck the snow bank on the edge of the runway. The airplane immediately pitched nose down, exited the left side of the runway, and impacted terrain, coming to rest inverted. The impact resulted in substantial damage to both wings, the left strut, and the vertical fin and rudder. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. He also reported that the accident would not have happened if he had used the proper crosswind correction, had used the proper flare and landing technique, or if he had earlier decided to go-around.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.