Cessna 172 N12181

Summary

On 2 January 2019 at about 17:40 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N12181, operated by Wild River Flying Club Inc, was involved in an accident near Appleton, Minnesota, 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

2 January 2019 at 17:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Appleton, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Appleton Muni (AQP)

Coordinates

45.2275, -96.0044

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N12181

Category

Airplane

Year built

1973

Engines

1

Operator

Wild River Flying Club Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Osceola → Appleton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA118

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s loss of directional control while landing on an ice-covered runway, which resulted in a loss of directional control, and his failure to attain sufficient airspeed during a subsequent aborted landing, which resulted in a nose-over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that, during a solo cross-country flight, he flew over the airport to assess the runway conditions. He saw that the windsock indicated that he would be landing with a right crosswind, and he determined that the runway was suitable for landing. During the landing roll, the airplane encountered ice on the runway and drifted left. He added power to abort the landing, but the airplane exited the left side of the runway and collided with runway lighting. He pulled back on the yoke, and the airplane climbed momentarily, but the airplane did not have enough airspeed to sustain flight. The airplane touched down on the left side of the runway and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing strut. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The student reported that the wind during the landing was from 180° at 10 knots with no gusts. He landed the airplane on runway 13.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.