Cessna 172M N6591H

Summary

On 5 January 2015 at about 20:35 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N6591H, operated by Marquette County Flying Club Inc, was involved in an accident near Marquette, Michigan, 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

5 January 2015 at 20:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Marquette, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Sawyer Intl (SAW)

Coordinates

46.3536, -87.3964

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N6591H

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

Marquette County Flying Club Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marquette → Marquette

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN15CA097

Nobody was injured.

The pilot did not maintain directional control during takeoff on the snow and ice covered runway in gusting crosswind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot planned a local afternoon flight, which included takeoff from a runway covered with patchy snow and ice. Throughout the morning and afternoon prior to the accident, surface wind observations were westerly at 5 to 12 knots. During takeoff roll on the northerly runway, the pilot stated he encountered a gust of westerly crosswinds and the airplane yawed to the left. Unable to maintain directional control, the pilot aborted the takeoff. The airplane subsequently impacted a snowdrift on the left side of the runway and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.