| Crash location | 32.308889°N, 89.132500°W |
| Nearest city | Newton, MS
32.321255°N, 89.163393°W 2.0 miles away |
| Tail number | N6478E |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 30 Aug 2008 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 172 |
| Additional details: | None |
According to the pilot of the Cessna 172, the purpose of the cross-country flight was to move the airplane away from the potential path of a hurricane. While on the final leg of the approach, the airplane was configured with 30 degrees of flaps, and "the descent rate and airspeed were normal." While in the flare, the right main landing gear and right wingtip impacted the runway, damaging the wing spar. Subsequently, the nose wheel collapsed, damaging the firewall, and the airplane skidded approximately 100 feet down runway 31. The winds reported about the time of the accident, approximately 22 miles to the east, were 030 degrees at 6 knots with no wind gusts. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions of the airplane.
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing.