Cessna 172M N3510Q

Summary

On 11 September 2014 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N3510Q was involved in an accident near Oxford, Wisconsin, 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

11 September 2014 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Oxford, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Polish Paradise Airport (RAC)

Coordinates

43.7422, -89.7161

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N3510Q

Category

Airplane

Year built

1973

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Racine → Oxford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14CA496

Nobody was injured.

The pilot did not compensate for the decrease in the crosswind when he descended below the tree line during the landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported he was landing on runway 36 when the accident occurred. He listened to the automated weather reporting station from an airport 13 miles away and the wind was reported as being from 350 degrees at 5 knots. He stated he established a crab angle to compensate for the wind while on final approach. Upon reaching an altitude of 50 feet above the ground, he noticed a decrease in the crosswind and an increased sink rate. The airplane traveled to the left side of the airstrip where it contacted high brush. The airplane yawed further to the left where it contacted trees resulting in substantial damage to the wings and fuselage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.