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FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Show Low, AZ · February 23, 2018

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Date
February 23, 2018 · 02:20 local
Place
Show Low, AZ
Airport
Show Low
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5147N
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA141
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O-320
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
830 total565 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days
N5147NRegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17261417Airframe modelCessna 172M

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What happened

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

CFI was conducting flight training with airman. The purpose was a cross country flight to Show Low (ksow) and return to falcon field (kffz). Airman states that he checked foreflight on his tablet and which also provided a recommended runway and maximum crosswind componant. The reported weather data at ksow on 23 feb, 2018 at 1655Z was winds 190/24KTS. privacy data omitted States that he accepted the favored runway provided by the foreflight application which was runway 6. This resulted in landing with a right quartering tail wind. As the aircraft slowed down, the pilot states that he felt the tail of the aircraft lift up from a gust of wind and then the aircraft veered to the right. There were two evenly spaced skid marks from the main wheels as the aircraft turned off the centerline and onto the grass at the edge of the runway. Due to recent rains, the grassy area was soft causing the nose gear to stick into the soil. The aircraft then flipped over the nose and onto its back, causing substantial damage to the aircraft nose and wings. Both pilots exited the aircraft without injury.

As the FAA filed it

CFI WAS CONDUCTING FLIGHT TRAINING WITH AIRMAN. THE PURPOSE WAS A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO SHOW LOW (KSOW) AND RETURN TO FALCON FIELD (KFFZ). AIRMAN STATES THAT HE CHECKED FOREFLIGHT ON HIS TABLET AND WHICH ALSO PROVIDED A RECOMMENDED RUNWAY AND MAXIMUM CROSSWIND COMPONANT. THE REPORTED WEATHER DATA AT KSOW ON 23 FEB, 2018 AT 1655Z WAS WINDS 190/24KTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES THAT HE ACCEPTED THE FAVORED RUNWAY PROVIDED BY THE FOREFLIGHT APPLICATION WHICH WAS RUNWAY 6. THIS RESULTED IN LANDING WITH A RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN, THE PILOT STATES THAT HE FELT THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT LIFT UP FROM A GUST OF WIND AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THERE WERE TWO EVENLY SPACED SKID MARKS FROM THE MAIN WHEELS AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED OFF THE CENTERLINE AND ONTO THE GRASS AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. DUE TO RECENT RAINS, THE GRASSY AREA WAS SOFT CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO STICK INTO THE SOIL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLIPPED OVER THE NOSE AND ONTO ITS BACK, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT NOSE AND WINGS. BOTH PILOTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT 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 GAA18CA141Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportShow Low, AZThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting crosswind and tailwind conditions.Feb 23, 2018 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5147N · 1

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

Accident 19980726017679ADescent · Franktown, CO(-23)The pilot had been at centennial airport to practice touch and go landings. After departing the airport eastbound, he became disoriented. The pilot descended to 6,500 feet and shortly thereafter impacted the ground. The aircraft impacted the ground on…Jul 26, 1998 · Substantial damage