ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291671
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 October 2006 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Norfolk Aviation Inc. |
| Registration: | N20931 |
| MSN: | 17263871 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14107 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wakefield, Virginia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Emporia Greensville Regional Airport, VA (KEMV) |
| Wakefield Municipal Airport, VA (KAKQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While on a solo cross country flight in a Cessna 172M, the student pilot elected to divert instead of continuing with his planned flight after the airplane's radios began to operate intermittently and the electrical system failed. During the landing at the diversionary airport, the winds were gusting at 18 to 25 knots, though the winds had been originally forecasted to be favorable for his route of flight. During the landing the airplane lost "lift," touched down on the nose landing gear, and porpoised about three times before the student pilot was able to regain control. A post accident examination of the airplane revealed that it had incurred substantial damage. No anomalies with the electrical system were discovered.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain control during the landing. A factor to the accident was the wind gusts.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC07CA019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 17:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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