ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 349605
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| Date: | Sunday 17 December 2023 |
| Time: | 10:56 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N Skyhawk II |
| Owner/operator: | Optima Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N4501E |
| MSN: | 17271614 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Stephenville Clark Regional Airport (SEP/KSEP), Stephenville, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Stephenville-Clark Field, TX (SEP/KSEP) |
| Stephenville-Clark Field, TX (SEP/KSEP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot stated that when he entered the destination airport traffic pattern for landing, there were strong wind gusts that were not on the automated weather observing system report. He said the airplane's descent during the approach was stable, so he decided to continue the approach for landing. He said that shortly after the airplane's nose wheel landing gear touched down on the runway, the airplane caught a strong wind gust that resulted in a weathervane effect and a sharp change in its direction to the right. He then applied left rudder control input, but the airplane veered to the right and off the runway where it impacted terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot stated there was no preaccident failures or malfunctions the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing that resulted in an impact with terrain.',
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2024 09:51 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 04-Apr-2024 09:43 | ASN | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
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