N9492E

Substantial
None

CESSNA 172NS/N: 17272280

Accident Details

Date
Thursday, May 21, 2009
NTSB Number
ERA09CA301
Location
Tunkhannock, PA
Event ID
20090522X40533
Coordinates
41.529167, -75.946945
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
Highest Injury
None
Fatalities
0
Serious Injuries
0
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
1
Total Aboard
1

Probable Cause and Findings

The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point while landing with a tailwind.

Aircraft Information

Registration
N9492E
Make
CESSNA
Serial Number
17272280
Engine Type
Reciprocating
Year Built
1979
Model / ICAO
172NC172
Aircraft Type
Fixed Wing Single Engine
No. of Engines
1

Registered Owner (Historical)

Name
ANDERSON QUENTIN V
Address
1348 CHERRI LN
Status
Deregistered
City
ELLSTON
State / Zip Code
IA 50074-4404
Country
United States

Analysis

According to the pilot, he checked the wind sock, then flew a "standard" traffic pattern at a final approach speed of 70 knots and 20-degrees flaps. He subsequently landed the airplane on runway 1, a 2,007-foot runway, “a few hundred feet past the threshold,” and it "seem[ed] as though [he] had a wind shift which became a tailwind." The pilot's subsequent application of brakes did not slow the airplane and during an attempt to turn off the runway, the airplane "would not steer." The airplane overran the end of the runway, went down a 10-foot embankment, nosed over, and sustained damage to the vertical stabilizer and left wing. Winds, recorded at an airport 15 miles to the southeast about the time of the accident, were from 230 degrees true at 9 knots. The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Data Source

Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ERA09CA301