ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311649
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 December 2020 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | Wifa (washington International Flight Academy) LLC |
| Registration: | N505LP |
| MSN: | 172S8546 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2476 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Culpeper, Virginia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gaithersburg-Montgomery County Airport, MD (GAI/KGAI) |
| Culpeper, VA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The purpose of the flight was for the pilot to practice crosswind landings, and she described experiencing gusty wind conditions on her arrival at the destination airport. She believed that the wind conditions that prevailed at the time would have resulted in a direct left crosswind of 20 knots (the wind conditions recorded by the airport's automated weather observation system indicated that a crosswind of 16 knots, gusting to 29 knots prevailed about the time of the accident). While on final approach, and with 20° of flaps extended, she maintained a normal approach speed plus an additional 7 knots. During the landing flare, a gust of wind struck the airplane. The airplane then struck the ground, ballooned back into the air, and landed hard. After landing, she taxied to the ramp and secured it. The lower portion of the airplane's fuselage was substantially damaged during the accident. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The Pilot's Operating Handbook and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Approved Airplane Flight Manual specified the maximum demonstrated crosswind velocity for the airplane was 15 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to land the airplane in crosswind conditions that exceeded the airplane's maximum demonstrated crosswind velocity.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA21LA092
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2023 05:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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