ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299287
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| Date: | Saturday 26 February 2000 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172K |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N46469 |
| MSN: | 17257290 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9980 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E3D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ALPINE, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | ODESSA , TX (KODO) |
| (E38) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Upon returning to the home airport from the round robin cross-country flight, the solo student pilot bounced the airplane during the crosswind landing. Subsequently, the airplane departed runway 01 and rolled into a drainage ditch. The crosswind was from 300 degrees at 8 knots. Other pilots reported variable winds and dust devils in the area. The student pilot was endorsed for the flight, and had accumulated 70.1 total flight hours of which 48 hours were in the accident make and model of aircraft.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. A factor was the crosswind condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW00LA088
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2022 04:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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