Summary
On June 13, 2010, a Cessna 172 (N5720A) was involved in an incident near Cascade, ID. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot’s encounter with an unknown hole in the runway during the landing roll.
The pilot reported that after an uneventful landing, the airplane drifted approximately 20 feet to the left of the runway centerline during the landing roll on a gravel and turf runway. The pilot corrected back to the runway centerline just as the airplane’s nose landing gear dropped into a large unnoticed hole. The airplane came to an immediate stop and sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions prior to the accident.
This incident is documented in NTSB report WPR10CA327. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N5720A.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot’s encounter with an unknown hole in the runway during the landing roll.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
The pilot reported that after an uneventful landing, the airplane drifted approximately 20 feet to the left of the runway centerline during the landing roll on a gravel and turf runway. The pilot corrected back to the runway centerline just as the airplane’s nose landing gear dropped into a large unnoticed hole. The airplane came to an immediate stop and sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions prior to the accident.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# WPR10CA327