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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Brookesville, FL · March 14, 2014

Date: March 14, 2014 · 10:38 local
Place: Brookesville, FL
Airport: Brooksville
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N80457
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14CA155
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 161 total112 in this make and model61 in the last 90 days

N80457Registration cancelled Dec 10, 2018 · Cessna 172MS/N 17266596 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine 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.

The pilot in command was approaching Brooksville Airport. The wind was reported to be 080 at 8 knots. Gust were forecast later in the day. The pilot was cleared to land runway 03. Runway 09 was also in use. During the flare to landing, the pilot experienced a gust from the right. He tried to correct by using only rudder. The aircraft veered to the left side of the runway and impacted the turf to the left with the left wing tip. The pilot lost complete control of the aircraft, which went back onto the runway and struck the right wing tip on the runway. The aircraft came to rest on the nose and ripped the nose gear from the aircraft.

Damage to the aircraft included: left wing tip bent into spar, left fuel tank ruptured, right wing tip bent into spar, nose gear sheared from aircraft, firewall bent.

Pilot reexam is recommended.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS APPROACHING BROOKSVILLE AIRPORT. THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE 080 AT 8 KNOTS. GUST WERE FORECAST LATER IN THE DAY. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 03. RUNWAY 09 WAS ALSO IN USE. DURING THE FLARE TO LANDING, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A GUST FROM THE RIGHT. HE TRIED TO CORRECT BY USING ONLY RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED THE TURF TO THE LEFT WITH THE LEFT WING TIP. THE PILOT LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH WENT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE RIGHT WING TIP ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE AND RIPPED THE NOSE GEAR FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED: LEFT WING TIP BENT INTO SPAR, LEFT FUEL TANK RUPTURED, RIGHT WING TIP BENT INTO SPAR, NOSE GEAR SHEARED FROM AIRCRAFT, FIREWALL BENT.

PILOT REEXAM IS RECOMMENDED.

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 ERA14CA155Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBrooksville, FLThe pilot's failure to compensate for the reported crosswind conditions resulting in the wings contacting the ground.Mar 14, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N80457 · 2

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

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