What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This was a personal flight from manteo (mqi) to ocracoke Island (W95) in Cessna 172 N84867. A distance of approximately 50 nautical miles. The AWOS at billy mitchell field gave the weather as overcast at 4100 feet visibility 10 miles, winds 140° at 6 KTS. Pilot elected to land on runway 6. With the winds at 140, either runway would result in a direct crosswind. Pilot stated on final he had to apply full rudder to keep aircraft aligned with runway. Pilot stated that at 15 to 20 feet the bottom dropped out. Aircraft landed hard and ran off left side of runway causing substantial damage. Pilot had only flown 10 hours in last 12 months. No crosswind landings recently.
As the FAA filed it
THIS WAS A PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM MANTEO (MQI) TO OCRACOKE ISLAND (W95) IN CESSNA 172 N84867. A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 50 NAUTICAL MILES. THE AWOS AT BILLY MITCHELL FIELD GAVE THE WEATHER AS OVERCAST AT 4100 FEET VISIBILITY 10 MILES, WINDS 140° AT 6 KTS. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 6. WITH THE WINDS AT 140, EITHER RUNWAY WOULD RESULT IN A DIRECT CROSSWIND. PILOT STATED ON FINAL HE HAD TO APPLY FULL RUDDER TO KEEP AIRCRAFT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THAT AT 15 TO 20 FEET THE BOTTOM DROPPED OUT. AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND RAN OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT HAD ONLY FLOWN 10 HOURS IN LAST 12 MONTHS. NO CROSSWIND LANDINGS RECENTLY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.