Cessna 172 N418DD

Summary

On 12 March 2018 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N418DD was involved in an accident near Green Valley, Arizona, 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

12 March 2018 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Green Valley, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Ruby Star Airpark (14AZ)

Coordinates

31.9092, -111.1208

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N418DD

Category

Airplane

Year built

1972

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tucson → Green Valley

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA161

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing with a tailwind.

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 he felt as though the airplane was being pushed to the left side of the runway so he applied full right rudder and left aileron. The airplane exited the left side of the runway, and he added power to prevent the airplane's nose from colliding with a drainage culvert, but the airplane accelerated and impacted a tree. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the leading edge of the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that the wind at the destination airport was from 90° at 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots. The airplane landed on runway 24. The pilot landed to runway 24 because of the 2.9-percent uphill gradient.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.