Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 172R near Othello, WA — 2011-04-08

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Date
2011-04-08
Location
Othello, WA, USA
Airport
S70
Aircraft
CESSNA 172R
Registration
N423ES
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional during the landing roll.

NTSB narrative

Prior to the flight, the pilot obtained a weather briefing. He preflighted the airplane and flew to a nearby airport to practice landings. He said while on final approach, he noticed the windsock start to whip, and he used ailerons to stop the airplane's southerly drift. He said the airplane bounced around as he approached touchdown. Immediately after touchdown, the airplane veered left (south) off the asphalt and into a freshly plowed field. The airplane's nose wheel dug into the soft soil and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane's right wing lift strut was bent, both wings were wrinkled, the aft empennage was bent and wrinkled on the bottom, and the vertical stabilizer was bent.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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