What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 27, 2010 about 1119 eastern daylight time, a Cessna CE-172-N6410F, received substantial damage when on touchdown the pilot encountered a right quartering crosswind the aircraft departed the right side of the runway. The right main gear impacted a swampy ditch pivoting the nose of the aircraft into the three foot ditch as it came to an abrupt stop approximatley 700 feet from the east end of the asphalt runway. The certificated pilot and his wife did not receive any injuries. The pilot did not receive a weather briefing from Lockheed martin flight services or duats and no flight plan was filed fro the flight from the limington-harmon airport (63B), located in limington Maine to the Stonington municipal airport (93B), located in Stonington Maine. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91. In an interview with the pilot on July 28, 2010, the pilot stated he departed limington harmon airport around 1015 local. En route to Stonington airport the pilot received weather information from the knox county regional airport (rkd), (AWOS 3) winds were reported to be 340 at 10 gusting 15 with the active runway being 31. The pilot entered left traffic pattern for runway 25 at the Stonington airport. On final approach the pilot stated the approach speed was 60 to 65 knots with full flaps (max flap travel 30 degrees). The aircraft landed approximately 800 feet down the runway and right of the centerline. The pilot stated he had the airleron into the wind, the aircraft landed then bounced back into the air, the pilot added power to correct for the unusual flight attitude. The aircraft continued down the right side of the runway leaving skid marks from the main tires until the right main tire and wheel flaring impacted a swampy ditch, pivoting the nose of the aircraft into a three foot ditch, approximately 10 degrees nose down as it came to an abrupt stop approximately 700 feet from the east end of the asphalt runway. The accident occurred during the hours of daylight at the Stonington municipal airport 993B), Stonington Maine.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 27, 2010 ABOUT 1119 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA CE-172-N6410F, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN ON TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A RIGHT QUARTERING CROSSWIND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR IMPACTED A SWAMPY DITCH PIVOTING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE THREE FOOT DITCH AS IT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP APPROXIMATLEY 700 FEET FROM THE EAST END OF THE ASPHALT RUNWAY. THE CERTIFICATED PILOT AND HIS WIFE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM LOCKHEED MARTIN FLIGHT SERVICES OR DUATS AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FRO THE FLIGHT FROM THE LIMINGTON-HARMON AIRPORT (63B), LOCATED IN LIMINGTON MAINE TO THE STONINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (93B), LOCATED IN STONINGTON MAINE. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT ON JULY 28, 2010, THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED LIMINGTON HARMON AIRPORT AROUND 1015 LOCAL. EN ROUTE TO STONINGTON AIRPORT THE PILOT RECEIVED WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE KNOX COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (RKD), (AWOS 3) WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE 340 AT 10 GUSTING 15 WITH THE ACTIVE RUNWAY BEING 31. THE PILOT ENTERED LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 25 AT THE STONINGTON AIRPORT. ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT STATED THE APPROACH SPEED WAS 60 TO 65 KNOTS WITH FULL FLAPS (MAX FLAP TRAVEL 30 DEGREES). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AND RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD THE AIRLERON INTO THE WIND, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED THEN BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR, THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO CORRECT FOR THE UNUSUAL FLIGHT ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY LEAVING SKID MARKS FROM THE MAIN TIRES UNTIL THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE AND WHEEL FLARING IMPACTED A SWAMPY DITCH, PIVOTING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT INTO A THREE FOOT DITCH, APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES NOSE DOWN AS IT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET FROM THE EAST END OF THE ASPHALT RUNWAY. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE HOURS OF DAYLIGHT AT THE STONINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 993B), STONINGTON MAINE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.