- Date
- April 22, 2001, 08:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Honesdale, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N79210Cessna 172K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA/FSDO
- FAA report
- 20010422006919A
- Case key
- 52154
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Probable cause
The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll. A factor was gusting winds.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot, he entered the landing pattern for multiple landings on Runway 35. During the second landing, he encountered what he believed to be "variable cross/tail wind gusts" during landing rollout. The airplane veered off the runway, and onto an adjacent, water-saturated turf runway. The wheels furrowed into the turf, and the propeller and right wing struck the ground. There were no weather reporting facilities at the airport, and the nearest airport that had reporting facilities was approximately 25 nautical miles to the southwest, and separated by mountainous terrain. Weather, recorded at that airport about 25 minutes after the accident, included clear skies and winds from 230 degrees at 6 knots.
Factual narrative
On April 22, 2001, about 0830 Eastern Daylight Time, a Cessna 172K, N79210, was substantially damaged during a landing at Cherry Ridge Airport (N30), Honesdale, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan had been filed for the local personal flight, which was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to the pilot, he entered the landing pattern for multiple landings on Runway 35. During the second landing, he encountered what he believed to be "variable cross/tail wind gusts" during landing rollout. The airplane veered off the right side of the runway, and onto an adjacent soft turf runway. "Unable to keep the nosewheel off the turf because of the wind gusts, the wheels furrowed into the water-saturated turf, and the tail lifted. Prop and right wing struck the turf...."
There were no weather reporting facilities at Cherry Ridge Airport, and the nearest airport that had reporting facilities was approximately 25 nautical miles to the southwest, and separated from Cherry Ridge by mountainous terrain. Weather, recorded at that airport about 25 minutes after the accident, included clear skies and winds from 230 degrees at 6 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79210
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17257964
- Airframe hours
- 2,245
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 28, 2000 · 90 hours before
- Departed
- N30 · Honesdale, PA
- Airport
- N30 · Cherry Ridge Airport, runway 35, 2,420 × 50 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- October 22, 2000
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 254 total · 150 in this make and model · 200 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.21 inHg
- Observed at
- AVP, 25 nm away
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 N79210 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.