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FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Bumpas, VA · September 21, 2002

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Date
September 21, 2002 · 13:30 local
Place
Bumpas, VA
Airport
Lake Anna Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N737TG
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD02LA096
Reported as
Cessna 172N
N737TGRegistration cancelled Sep 30, 2013 · Cessna 172NS/N 17269658 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine 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) On September 21, 2002, at about 1330 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172, N737TG, was substantially damaged while landing at Lake Anna Airport (7W4), Bumpas, Virginia. The private pilot, charles joesten, was not injured. The flight was conducted under VFR conditions in accordance with 14 CFR, part 91. The aircraft had departed shannon airport (ezf) and after completing takeoffs and landings at tappahannock airport (W79) the pilot elected to complete a takeoff and landing at Lake Anna Airport (7W4). According to the pilot, the pattern was uneventful until during the flare a crosswind gust pushed him well left of centerline. As the aircraft touched down the aircraft departed the runway, entered a ditch, hit a tree with the left wing and spun to the left. The pilot shut the aircraft down and exited out the passenger door. The pilot reported that the winds were light from the southwest at approximately 5-10 knots with occasional light turbulence and gusts. Investigation of the aircraft concluded that both wings were heavily damaged possibly including the spar. Additional damage included a bent nose gear, fire wall, fuselage aft of the left wing and forward of the horizontal stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2002, AT ABOUT 1330 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172, N737TG, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT LAKE ANNA AIRPORT (7W4), BUMPAS, VIRGINIA. THE PRIVATE PILOT, CHARLES JOESTEN, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VFR CONDITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 CFR, PART 91. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED SHANNON AIRPORT (EZF) AND AFTER COMPLETING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT TAPPAHANNOCK AIRPORT (W79) THE PILOT ELECTED TO COMPLETE A TAKEOFF AND LANDING AT LAKE ANNA AIRPORT (7W4). ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE PATTERN WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL DURING THE FLARE A CROSSWIND GUST PUSHED HIM WELL LEFT OF CENTERLINE. AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, ENTERED A DITCH, HIT A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING AND SPUN TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND EXITED OUT THE PASSENGER DOOR. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE LIGHT FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT TURBULENCE AND GUSTS. INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT CONCLUDED THAT BOTH WINGS WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED POSSIBLY INCLUDING THE SPAR. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE INCLUDED A BENT NOSE GEAR, FIRE WALL, FUSELAGE AFT OF THE LEFT WING AND FORWARD OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

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 IAD02LA096Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBumpass, VAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. A factor was the narrow runway width.Sep 21, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N737TG · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19900525028669IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Eliot, MELost directional control on crosswind landing. Veered off runway.May 25, 1990 · Minor damage