Cessna 172S N796SP

Summary

On 28 April 2017 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N796SP, operated by Santa Monica Flyers, was involved in an accident near Jean, Nevada, United States. 3 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

28 April 2017 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Jean, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Jean (0L7)

Coordinates

35.7672, -115.3308

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N796SP

Category

Airplane

Year built

2001

Engines

1

Operator

Santa Monica Flyers

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Baker → Las Vegas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA248

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s runway selection, which resulted in landing with a tailwind and an unstabilized approach and subsequent runway overrun.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he chose to make an emergency landing due to his passenger not being responsive. He added that, during the landing, he "shot over and ended up in the grass at the end of the runway." The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. An automated weather observation station located about 16 miles northeast of the accident airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 340° at 20 knots, gusting to 32 knots. The pilot reported that the landing was on runway 20.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.