Cessna 172 N73707

Summary

On 20 January 2020 at about 19:25 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N73707, operated by Leading Edge Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Sun River, Oregon, 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

20 January 2020 at 19:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Sun River, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Sunriver (S21)

Coordinates

43.8756, -121.4533

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N73707

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Leading Edge Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bend → Sun River

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20CA071

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll on a runway with icy patches, which resulted in impact with a snowbank and a subsequent nose-over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, after an uneventful cross-country flight, the airplane landed smoothly on the runway and started to veer left. The pilot added right rudder, but the airplane continued to veer left. He aborted the landing by applying full engine power and continued to apply right rudder, but the airplane exited the left side of the runway, impacted a snowbank, and nosed over. The pilot reported that the runway was coated in icy patches. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and vertical stabilizer. 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.