Cessna 172 N13453
17 February 2018 · Broomfield, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 February 2018 at about 04:20 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N13453, operated by Bell Ornithopters Flying Club Inc, was involved in an accident near Broomfield, Colorado, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 04:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Broomfield, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rocky Mountain Metropolitan (BJC)
- Coordinates
- 39.9089, -105.1172
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N13453
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1973
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bell Ornithopters Flying Club Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Longmont → Broomfield
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA135
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll in gusting wind 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 the landing roll on runway 30, about 10 miles per hour, in gusting wind conditions, the airplane exited the right side of the runway and collided with a drainage culvert and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left-wing lift strut, the rudder and the vertical stabilizer. The METAR at the accident airport reported that about the time of the accident, the wind was from 240° at 27 kts and gusting to 40 kts. The manufacturer's pilot operating handbook specified that the maximum demonstrated crosswind component during takeoff or landing was 15 knots. The calculated crosswind component for the specified conditions was 29 knots. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 12,209 records for this type
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