ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295467
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| Date: | Friday 25 July 2003 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Interstate Aviation |
| Registration: | N62152 |
| MSN: | 172P75221 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Plainfield, Connecticut -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | New London-Groton Airport, CT (GON/KGON) |
| Plainfield (4B8) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was landing on runway 02, 3,612-foot-long, 75-foot-wide, asphalt runway. He reported a crosswind of about 90 degrees from the left, with winds at 8 to 10 knots. After touchdown, the airplane veered off the right side of the runway, struck a ditch and came to rest inverted. The pilot did not report and mechanical malfunctions. A nearby airport reported the winds from 280 degrees at 10 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a collision with a ditch. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC03CA167
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 08:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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