ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293231
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| Date: | Saturday 6 August 2005 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172RG |
| Owner/operator: | Colorado Contrails Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N5136R |
| MSN: | 172RG0040 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7725 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0-360-F1A6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Collins, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Fort Collins/Loveland-Northern Colorado Regional Airport, CO (FNL/KFNL) |
| Fort Collins/Loveland-Northern Colorado Regional Airport, CO (FNL/KFNL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certified flight instructor (CFI) candidate was on final approach to runway 33. There was a "light" crosswind from the right (4 to 7 knots), and he crabbed the airplane into the wind. The instructor told the pilot several times to apply "more left rudder." The airplane touched down on the left main gear and the left wing tip scraped the ground. The pilot decided to abort the landing and applied full power. The airplane veered off the runway and struck a taxiway sign. The instructor took control and terminated the attempted abort. AWOS (Automated Weather Observation Station) recorded wind at the time of the accident as 060 degrees at 3 knots.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were the crosswind, the pilot's failure to compensate for the wind conditions --- allowing the airplane to touch down without being properly aligned with the runway --- and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the pilot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN05CA120
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 17:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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