ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296131
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 March 2003 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172R |
| Owner/operator: | The Flight School At Palm Springs |
| Registration: | N4201Y |
| MSN: | 172807410 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2536 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| 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 |
During the landing rollout with a right quartering tailwind, the airplane veered off the runway, the nose wheel dug into the soft sand, and the airplane nosed over. After touch down the right wing was still airborne, with only the nose and left wheels on the pavement. The pilot used only the nose wheel steering and rudder to maintain directional control, but did not use the ailerons. The student pilot stated that there were no mechanical difficulties encountered with the airplane.
Probable Cause: the student pilot's failure to use aileron controls to compensate for the known crosswind and failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX03LA112
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 16:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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