ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285025
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| Date: | Thursday 19 April 2007 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172I |
| Owner/operator: | Sheble Aviation |
| Registration: | N35562 |
| MSN: | 17256837 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Peach Springs, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bullhead City-Laughlin Bullhead International Airport, AZ (IFP/KIFP) |
| Peach Springs, AZ (1G4) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he made a low pass to observe the airport's windsock prior to entering the pattern for a landing on runway 17. He observed that the wind was light and variable. At an altitude of about 20 feet above ground level on final approach, a wind gust "lifted the right wing" and "pushed the airplane approximately 10 feet off to the left of the runway." The pilot noted that the airplane's airspeed had decayed from about 65 to 70 knots down to 40 to 45 knots. He leveled the wings, added power, and attempted to regain airspeed. However, the airplane "lost all remaining lift" and the nose gear impacted a dirt berm. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the gusty wind condition encountered on final approach, resulting in a loss of control and an in-flight collision with a dirt berm. A contributing factor was the gusty wind condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA07CA109
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Oct-2022 16:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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