ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285295
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 February 2007 |
| Time: | 17:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5843E |
| MSN: | 17343 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3160 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palmetto, Georgia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Palmetto, GA (8A9) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the student pilot, he was on left downwind for runway 27 at 2000 feet msl. He stated that he "turned base and final with nothing amiss. After I flared and before I touched down, I was caught off guard by a cross wind that turned the airplane to the left. I did not have enough airspeed to correct and struck brush and saplings on [the] left side of the runway." Examination of the airplane by an FAA Inspector found that the airplane had struck trees and a ditch, damaging the engine mounts and firewall, wrinkling the fuselage, and separating the right wingtip. There were no mechanical problems reported by the pilot or discovered during the postaccident examination of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind during the landing flare, which resulted in a loss of control and an in-flight collision with objects. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL07CA039
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2022 07:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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