Cessna 172 N12573
26 August 2021 · Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 26 August 2021 at about 19:31 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N12573 was involved in an accident near Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Olive Branch (OLV)
- Coordinates
- 34.9618, -89.8295
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N12573
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tupelo → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN21LA392
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing with a direct crosswind that resulted in an impact with terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he was landing following a cross-country flight that originated from the same airport earlier that day. During the landing touchdown and using flight control inputs to compensate for a crosswind, the airplane bounced. The pilot let out the rudder correction and the nose swung to the left. The wind got under the left wing and lifted it. The pilot attempted to correct by inadvertently using right aileron and right rudder when he should have used left aileron and right rudder. When the airplane touched down again it went off the left side of the runway. The airplane received substantial damage to the engine mount. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the airplane on runway 18 with wind from 100o at 8 knots. The pilot reported he should have just performed a go-around.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2021 | Cessna 172F | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 2021 | Cessna 172RG | Miami, Florida, United States | Silver Express Co DBA | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2021 | Cessna 172R | Missoula, Montana, United States | Brian J. Makar | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Mar 2021 | Cessna 172S | Everett, Washington, United States | Boeing Employees Flying Association Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2021 | Cessna 172 | Athol, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 2021 | Cessna 172 | Toledo, Spain | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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