Cessna 172C N1805Y

Summary

On 15 August 2015 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 172C registered N1805Y, operated by Skipper R. Smith, was involved in an accident near Venice, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 August 2015 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Venice, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Port Eads (NONE)

Coordinates

29.0136, -89.1597

Aircraft

Cessna 172C

Registration

N1805Y

Category

Airplane

Year built

1962

Engines

1

Operator

Skipper R. Smith

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Diamondhead → Venice

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN15LA371

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to attain a safe landing approach airspeed with a crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was conducting a cross-country personal flight. The pilot reported that, while the airplane was on landing approach with 20 degrees of flaps, an indicated airspeed of 60 mph, and a descent rate of 200 ft per minute, he saw a small rain squall 2 miles south of the airstrip, which was producing a light-to-moderate crosswind. Just before the airplane entered ground effect, its airspeed dropped, and the pilot then applied full power; however, the airplane touched down at the approach end of the runway, which was soft and muddy. The nose gear subsequently sank into the soft ground, and the airplane slid to a stop.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.