Cessna 172 N3379E

Summary

On 8 October 2016 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N3379E was involved in an accident near Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 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

8 October 2016 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ocean Springs, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Ocean Springs (5R2)

Coordinates

30.3900, -88.7536

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N3379E

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

Murfreesboro → Ocean Springs

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA012

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while landing in windy conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during landing the airplane "was pushed violently and unexpectedly to the right". She further reported that she immediately tried to correct with rudder, aileron and power inputs simultaneously. The airplane continued to drift farther to the right of the centerline and contacted several trees along the edge of the airport before the airplane landed nose first onto the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no pre impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that the wind at the accident airport was 020 degrees true and 12 nautical miles per hours (knots), and that she was landing on runway 36. The nearest weather reporting station, 9 miles to the northwest, reported wind 360 degrees true and 15 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.