What happened
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On March 22, 2020 at 1300 local time, a Cessna CE-177 aircraft, N3451T, registered to and operated by a private pilot, received substantial damage when it collided with trees following a loss of directional control while landing runway 21 at the Harrisville airport (5Y0), Harrisville, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions and moderate cross winds prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and two passengers were not injured. The local flight originated from the oakland county international airport (ptk), pontiac, Michigan,
According to the pilot he had been giving rides to friends and family and the accident occurred during the third landing on runway 21. During the landing the pilot encountered a right crosswind in which the aircraft yawed to the left as the right wing raised up. The pilot was unable to control the aircraft as it left the grass runway surface and impacted a stand of trees on the south side of the runway. The pilot and passengers were able to egress from the aircraft safely.
The left wing received crushing leading edge damage into the wing spar. The remainder of the aircraft appears undamaged. No mechanical anomalies were reported by the pilot prior to the accident. Weather report at kosc at 1835 UTC was: wind 120 degrees at 7 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, overcast 027, temp 0, dew point -6 and altimeter 3053.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 22, 2020 AT 1300 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA CE-177 AIRCRAFT, N3451T, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TREES FOLLOWING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING RUNWAY 21 AT THE HARRISVILLE AIRPORT (5Y0), HARRISVILLE, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND MODERATE CROSS WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PTK), PONTIAC, MICHIGAN,
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE HAD BEEN GIVING RIDES TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE THIRD LANDING ON RUNWAY 21. DURING THE LANDING THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A RIGHT CROSSWIND IN WHICH THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT AS THE RIGHT WING RAISED UP. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AS IT LEFT THE GRASS RUNWAY SURFACE AND IMPACTED A STAND OF TREES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO EGRESS FROM THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY.
THE LEFT WING RECEIVED CRUSHING LEADING EDGE DAMAGE INTO THE WING SPAR. THE REMAINDER OF THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS UNDAMAGED. NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. WEATHER REPORT AT KOSC AT 1835 UTC WAS: WIND 120 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, OVERCAST 027, TEMP 0, DEW POINT -6 AND ALTIMETER 3053.
NTSB investigation
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