ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288847
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| Date: | Saturday 17 September 2011 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna R172K |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N758DZ |
| MSN: | R1723025 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 945 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jonesboro, Arkansas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nashville-John C. Tune Airport, TN (KJWN) |
| Jonesboro Airport, AR (JBR/KJBR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that he failed to maintain directional control after landing at night. The airplane exited the right side of the runway onto a grassy area, struck the edge of a paved taxiway, and came to a full stop on the taxiway with the engine still operating. The pilot added power to begin taxiing and discovered that he could only steer the airplane to the left. The pilot reported that he then added power to begin a taxiing left turn onto the grass in order clear the runway. While taxiing on the grass surface the nosewheel went down a slope and the propeller struck an obstruction. The impact caused substantial damage to the forward fuselage structure and the firewall.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while taxiing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN11CA668
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 06:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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