Aviation Accident Summary ATL82FA224

MT AIRY, NC, USA

Aircraft #1

N61856

CESSNA 172

Analysis

AFTER ARRIVING AT THE DESTINATION, THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 36 WITH A WESTERLY WIND AT ABOUT 7 GUSTING 10 KTS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE PLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT, HIT A DITCH AND WAS DAMAGED. A POST CRASH EXAMINATION REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM OR NOSEWHEEL STEERING.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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