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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Bend, OR · June 8, 2012

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Date
June 8, 2012 · 16:50 local
Place
Bend, OR
Airport
Bend Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N698SP
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR12CA251
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
254 total106 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N698SPRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8639 · Built 2000Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

While landing at Bend muni airport (bnd) runway 16, winds 220-12 knots reported, the pilot had to slip aircraft with aileron and rudder to land on centerline just past the PAPI lights. With full flaps still selected at about 40 knots and 1500'- 1900' down the runway the left wing lifted and the aircraft veered hard to the right. The aircraft left the runway with skid marks showing all three gear were sliding. Once on dirt and into brush the pilot was faced with a ditch with drain pipes. Pilot avoided the pipes but went through the ditch. Now he was faced with a taxiway construction site and heavy construction equipment ahead of him. He went through the dirt berms on both side of freshly graded taxiway, exiting the berms he was faced with a larger berm and more heavy equipment. The right main gear entered the berm first at a slight angle which pulled the aircraft into the berm causing the nose gear, prop and cowling to contact the berm. The aircraft slid sideways in the berm lifting the tail and the aircraft fell over on its left wing which damaged the outer 2 feet of the tip and leading edge. The aircraft came to rest on all three gear approximately 114 feet west of runway 16, straddling the berm. Pilot and passenger exited without injury.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE LANDING AT BEND MUNI AIRPORT (BND) RUNWAY 16, WINDS 220-12 KNOTS REPORTED, THE PILOT HAD TO SLIP AIRCRAFT WITH AILERON AND RUDDER TO LAND ON CENTERLINE JUST PAST THE PAPI LIGHTS. WITH FULL FLAPS STILL SELECTED AT ABOUT 40 KNOTS AND 1500'- 1900' DOWN THE RUNWAY THE LEFT WING LIFTED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY WITH SKID MARKS SHOWING ALL THREE GEAR WERE SLIDING. ONCE ON DIRT AND INTO BRUSH THE PILOT WAS FACED WITH A DITCH WITH DRAIN PIPES. PILOT AVOIDED THE PIPES BUT WENT THROUGH THE DITCH. NOW HE WAS FACED WITH A TAXIWAY CONSTRUCTION SITE AND HEAVY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AHEAD OF HIM. HE WENT THROUGH THE DIRT BERMS ON BOTH SIDE OF FRESHLY GRADED TAXIWAY, EXITING THE BERMS HE WAS FACED WITH A LARGER BERM AND MORE HEAVY EQUIPMENT. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ENTERED THE BERM FIRST AT A SLIGHT ANGLE WHICH PULLED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE BERM CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR, PROP AND COWLING TO CONTACT THE BERM. THE AIRCRAFT SLID SIDEWAYS IN THE BERM LIFTING THE TAIL AND THE AIRCRAFT FELL OVER ON ITS LEFT WING WHICH DAMAGED THE OUTER 2 FEET OF THE TIP AND LEADING EDGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ALL THREE GEAR APPROXIMATELY 114 FEET WEST OF RUNWAY 16, STRADDLING THE BERM. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED WITHOUT INJURY.

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 WPR12CA251Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBend, ORThe pilot’s inadequate crosswind correction, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and runway excursion into a berm.Jun 9, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N698SP · 1

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

Incident 20020124000249IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · San Carlos, CA(-23) Pilot was making a night landing at the San Carlos Airport, San Carlos, California (sql) at around 2030 hours, on January 24, 2002. It was reported by the tower operator that the Cessna 172A aircraft, N698SP had landed long on runway 30. The aircraft…Jan 24, 2002 · Minor damage