Cessna 172 N13632

Summary

On 31 March 2021 at about 16:13 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N13632, operated by Aviation One, was involved in an accident near Crystal River, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 March 2021 at 16:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Crystal River, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Crystal River-Capt Tom Davis F (CGC)

Coordinates

28.8674, -82.5712

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N13632

Category

Airplane

Year built

1974

Engines

1

Operator

Aviation One

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Orlando → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21LA168

1 person was seriously injured.

The student pilot’s inadequate compensation for a crosswind during landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was conducting a solo cross-country training flight, and reported that while touching down on the runway, a gust of wind pushed the airplane to the left. The pilot attempted to compensate by applying right rudder, but it was not effective. The airplane came to rest on the left side of the runway, inverted, and sustained substantial damage to the right wing, empennage, and rudder. The pilot was seriously injured. While the pilot initially reported that he thought there might have been an issue with the airplane’s right rudder not functioning properly, he later stated that the airplane was functioning as designed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.