Cessna 172M Skyhawk, N13632: Accident occurred March 31, 2021 at Crystal River Airport (KCGC), Citrus County, Florida

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. 

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entity:

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Tampa, Florida

AOM Aircraft LLC

https://registry.faa.gov/N13632

Location: Crystal River, FL

Accident Number: ERA21LA168

Date & Time: March 31, 2021, 12:13 Local

Registration: N13632

Aircraft: Cessna 172M

Injuries: 1 Minor

Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Instructional

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Cessna

Registration: N13632

Model/Series: 172M

Aircraft Category: Airplane

Amateur Built: No

Operator:

Operating Certificate(s) Held: None

Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: VMC

Condition of Light: Day

Observation Facility, Elevation: KCGC,10 ft msl 

Observation Time: 12:15 Local

Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles

Temperature/Dew Point: 29°C /19°C

Lowest Cloud Condition: 

Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 7 knots / , 250°

Lowest Ceiling: 

Visibility: 10 miles

Altimeter Setting: 30.14 inches Hg 

Type of Flight Plan Filed:

Departure Point:

Destination:

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 Minor 

Aircraft Damage: Substantial

Passenger Injuries: 

Aircraft Fire: None

Ground Injuries:

Aircraft Explosion: None

Total Injuries: 1 Minor 

Latitude, Longitude: 28.867427,-82.57118 (est)

A man was hospitalized with minor injuries after the plane he was landing at the Crystal River Airport flipped over on the runway.

Maria Njoku, a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokeswoman, told the Chronicle the Cessna 172M Skyhawk crashed at around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 31, while its pilot and sole occupant tried to land at the airport on the corner of U.S. 19 and West Venable Street.

Cortney Marsh, a spokeswoman for Citrus County Fire Rescue, said Nature Coast EMS transported the man to an area hospital for minor injuries.

Njoku said FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators are looking into the incident, with the NTSB taking the lead.

Crystal River Airport officials did not wish to comment.

Citrus County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Jodi Sanders said a 911 call reported the plane having a rough landing, causing it to flip over.

Tony Gainey said he was driving east on West Venable Street, by the airport, when he spotted the blue-and-white plane come in for a landing.

“He wasn’t very high off the pavement at all, and then, all of a sudden, it flipped over on its nose,” said Gainey, a two-tour Vietnam War veteran. “It was just seconds. ... It was the first time I’ve seen anything like that ... and I’ve seen a lot of stuff.”

Gainey said he watched a man crawl out from the damaged cockpit. 

“He stood there for a minute, and then he took a fall to the pavement,” Gainey said, adding the man remained outstretched on the ground before he got up and collapsed again as first responders were arriving. “God bless whoever it was.”

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