ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142098
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| Date: | Saturday 3 December 2011 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Stewart Aviation |
| Registration: | N737ET |
| MSN: | 17269367 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5540 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fulton County Airport - KUSE, Wauseon, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Wauseon, OH (USE) |
| Wauseon, OH (USE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot lost directional control during the sixth landing on his initial solo flight. He reported experiencing a shifting wind at the time of the accident. The airplane departed the runway pavement and encountered a ditch, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot commented that he might have used the wrong rudder pedal in his attempt to maintain directional control. He stated that there were no failures or malfunctions associated with the airplane prior the accident. The local wind was recorded at 6 knots or less during the 2-hour period surrounding the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's loss of directional control during landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20111209X01336&key=1
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=737ET&x=0&y=0
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2012 23:35 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:38 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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