ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293989
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 March 2005 |
| Time: | 10:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | The Flight School Of Palm Springs |
| Registration: | N562AB |
| MSN: | 172S9545 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1085 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Thermal, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Palm Springs International Airport, CA (PSP/KPSP) |
| Thermal Airport, CA (TRM/KTRM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane nosed over after veering off the runway and colliding with a cement block during a touch-and-go. The student completed five successful touch-and-goes. On the sixth landing, a quartering wind blew the airplane to the left of the runway. The student tried to takeoff, but the airplane veered off the runway. The nose wheel hit a cement block, and the airplane nosed over. No preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures were identified.
Probable Cause: the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX05LA118
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 15:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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