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FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Bennetsville, SC · June 12, 2001

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Date
June 12, 2001 · 10:45 local
Place
Bennetsville, SC
Airport
Stanton'S Field
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N12483
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA01LA161
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
476 total128 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N12483Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17262009 · Built 1973Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot landed the aircraft on a grass stip with a right crosswind and the aircraft drifted off the left side of the runway into a four feet embankment damaging the main and nose landing gear and fuselage. (.19) on June 12, 2001, about 1055 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N12483, registered to an individual, slid off an embankment after landing at a private landing strip near bennettsville, south carolina, while on a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage and the private-rated pilot was not injured. The flight originated from winston-salem, north carolina, the same day, about 1000. The pilot stated that landing on runway 12 was normal. Touchdown was in the first 200 feet of runway. He slowed normally and then did a fast taxi to get to the opposite end of the runway. As he approached the opposite end of the runway, a gust of wind lifted the right wing. The airplane's nose turned to the right and the airplane slid sideways, left side first, over an embankment. The airplane came to rest in a ditch between the embankment and a road. (.4) on June 12, 2001, about 1045 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N12483, registered to an individual, slid off an embankment after landing at a private landing strip near bennettsville, south carolina, while on a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage and the private-rated pilot was not injured. The flight originated from winston-salem, north carolina, the same day, about 1000. The pilot stated that landing on runway 12 was normal. Touchdown was in the first 200 feet of runway. He slowed normally and then did a fast taxi to get to the opposite end of the runway. As he approached the opposite end of the runway and began the turn into the parking area, a quartering gust of wind from the back right caused the tail to be pushed to his left and the right wing to be raised. The airplane slid at a 45-degree angle over an embankment.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON A GRASS STIP WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A FOUR FEET EMBANKMENT DAMAGING THE MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE. (.19) ON JUNE 12, 2001, ABOUT 1055 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N12483, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, SLID OFF AN EMBANKMENT AFTER LANDING AT A PRIVATE LANDING STRIP NEAR BENNETTSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, WHILE ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1000. THE PILOT STATED THAT LANDING ON RUNWAY 12 WAS NORMAL. TOUCHDOWN WAS IN THE FIRST 200 FEET OF RUNWAY. HE SLOWED NORMALLY AND THEN DID A FAST TAXI TO GET TO THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RUNWAY. AS HE APPROACHED THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RUNWAY, A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND THE AIRPLANE SLID SIDEWAYS, LEFT SIDE FIRST, OVER AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN A DITCH BETWEEN THE EMBANKMENT AND A ROAD. (.4) ON JUNE 12, 2001, ABOUT 1045 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N12483, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, SLID OFF AN EMBANKMENT AFTER LANDING AT A PRIVATE LANDING STRIP NEAR BENNETTSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, WHILE ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1000. THE PILOT STATED THAT LANDING ON RUNWAY 12 WAS NORMAL. TOUCHDOWN WAS IN THE FIRST 200 FEET OF RUNWAY. HE SLOWED NORMALLY AND THEN DID A FAST TAXI TO GET TO THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RUNWAY. AS HE APPROACHED THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RUNWAY AND BEGAN THE TURN INTO THE PARKING AREA, A QUARTERING GUST OF WIND FROM THE BACK RIGHT CAUSED THE TAIL TO BE PUSHED TO HIS LEFT AND THE RIGHT WING TO BE RAISED. THE AIRPLANE SLID AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE OVER AN EMBANKMENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA01LA161Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBennettsville, SCThe pilot's improper correction for wind conditions and his failure to maintain control of the airplane resulting in the airplane sliding off an embankment during taxi from landing.Jun 12, 2001 · Substantial damage