ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296603
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| Date: | Saturday 21 September 2002 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Quantico Marine Flying Club |
| Registration: | N737TG |
| MSN: | 17269658 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4569 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-HZAD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bumpass, Virginia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | TAPPAHANNOCK, VA (W79 |
| Bumpass, VA (7W4) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the private pilot, he entered a left-hand traffic pattern in preparation for a landing. As he turned the airplane onto the final approach course, he lowered the flaps to the full-down position, and a wind gust pushed it to the left. The pilot realigned the airplane with the runway for the remainder of the approach. During the landing flare, a wind gust again pushed the airplane off course to the left. The runway was 25 feet wide, and the left main landing gear touched down off the landing surface, and caught a ridge. The ridge descended into a ditch, and despite the pilot's correction with right rudder and brake, the airplane continued to the left. The left wing struck a tree, and the airplane spun around, then descended to the bottom of the ditch. Winds, recorded at an airport 10 nautical miles to the northwest, about 8 minutes before the accident, were from 80 degrees left of the runway, at 6 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. A factor was the narrow runway width.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD02LA096
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 08:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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