Cessna 172 N5147N

Summary

On 23 February 2018 at about 17:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N5147N, operated by Canyon State Aero LLC, was involved in an accident near Show Low, Arizona, 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

23 February 2018 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Show Low, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Show Low Rgnl (SOW)

Coordinates

34.2644, -110.0128

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N5147N

Category

Airplane

Year built

1973

Engines

1

Operator

Canyon State Aero LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mesa → Show Low

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA141

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting crosswind and tailwind conditions.

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

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The flight instructor reported that, during approach in a gusting crosswind, he took the flight controls from the student pilot about 500 to 700 ft above ground level. He added that, during the landing roll while decelerating, a wind gust lifted the back of the airplane "from the rear right to the front left, forcing the front wheel onto the ground and lifting the plane onto the left main" landing gear. He applied full left rudder and right aileron to correct, but when it did not improve the situation, he "relaxed the controls slightly back towards neutral." Subsequently, the airplane exited the runway to the right and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage and empennage. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation station located on the airport reported that, at the time of the accident, the wind was from 210° at 26 knots, gusting to 32 knots. The airplane landed on runway 06.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.