Cessna 172 N20406

Summary

On 12 June 2021 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N20406, operated by Chewelah Flyers Inc, was involved in an accident near Fields, Oregon, 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

12 June 2021 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Fields, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

42.2642, -118.6750

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N20406

Category

Airplane

Year built

1972

Engines

1

Operator

Chewelah Flyers Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Burns → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR21LA230

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing on a highway, which resulted in an impact with terrain and 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, he initiated a landing on a highway near a remote town for lunch. After touchdown, the airplane veered left, and the pilot applied full right rudder control input, but the airplane exited the roadway surface and impacted terrain. The airplane nosed over, and the right-wing lift strut and empennage sustained substantial damage. 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.