- Date
- April 3, 1996, 11:21 local (17:21 UTC)
- Place
- Danville, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N84262Cessna 172K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19960403046179A
- Case key
- 19794
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Probable cause
the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind. Factors were the crosswind and the soft terrain.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot reported that while performing a full stop landing on runway 29, the 7 knot crosswind blew him to the right side of the centerline, and he elected to land on the right side of the runway. After touchdown, 'the right wheel left the runway into the grass,' and the airplane veered off the right side of the runway. The nose wheel 'buried in the mud,' and the airplane came to rest in the inverted position.
Factual narrative
On April 3, 1996, at 1121 central standard time, a Cessna 172K, N84262, registered to and operated by River Valley Aviation Academy, Inc. under Title 14 CFR Part 91, was substantially damaged following loss of control during landing near Danville, Arkansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the solo cross country flight. The student pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Russellville, Arkansas, approximately 30 minutes before the accident.
The student pilot reported that while performing a full stop landing on runway 29, the 7 knot crosswind blew him to the right of the centerline, and he elected to land on the right side of the runway. After touchdown, "the right wheel left the runway into the grass," and the airplane veered off the right side of the runway. The nose wheel "buried in the mud," and the airplane came to rest in the inverted position. Both wing spars and the vertical stabilizer were structurally damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84262
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17258398
- Airframe hours
- 4,383
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2O, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- River Valley Avn Academy, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1995 · 99 hours before
- Departed
- M06 · Russelville, AR
- Destination
- 32A
- Airport
- 32A · Danville, runway 29, 4,021 × 61 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 28 total · 18 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N84262 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.