Cessna 172 N1103F

Summary

On 19 March 2018 at about 03:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N1103F was involved in an accident near Vernon, Texas, 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

19 March 2018 at 03:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Vernon, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Wilbarger County (F05)

Coordinates

34.2253, -99.2831

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N1103F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Vernon → Vernon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

GAA18CA170

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty crosswind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while conducting touch-and-go landings in the local pattern at night, the wind increased and began to gust during the third approach. He added that, he applied full power and performed a go-around. During the next landing, the airplane touched down, and the wind "increased and shifted" to the right. Subsequently, the airplane exited the left side of the runway and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the windshield, and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation system located at the accident airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 230° at 19 knots, gusting to 23 knots. The pilot landed on runway 20.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.