20160728011699I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Bellingham, WA · July 28, 2016

Date: July 28, 2016 · 12:09 local
Place: Bellingham, WA
Airport: Bellingham
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1506V
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N1506VRegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17263634 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

The pilot departed orcas island airport (kors) in her Cessna 172M on 7/28/2016 just before noon to Bellingham international airport (kbli). During the landing on runway 16 at kbli, the pilot was not able to compensate for the crosswind. The aircraft swerved left and ended up in the ditch between runway 16-34 and taxiway a.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT DEPARTED ORCAS ISLAND AIRPORT (KORS) IN HER CESSNA 172M ON 7/28/2016 JUST BEFORE NOON TO BELLINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KBLI). DURING THE LANDING ON RUNWAY 16 AT KBLI, THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT AND ENDED UP IN THE DITCH BETWEEN RUNWAY 16-34 AND TAXIWAY A.

Other reports on N1506V · 1

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

Incident 19920628029329IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Richland, GAPilot lost directional control of aircraft on rollout. Veered off strip. Pilot stated he had turbulence over trees.Jun 28, 1992 · Minor damage