ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354998
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| Date: | Monday 24 November 1997 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Fred Pate |
| Registration: | N80831 |
| MSN: | 17266765 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3582 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mesquite, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Arlington, TX (F54) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during the landing flare, while practicing a soft field landing technique on runway 17, he encountered a wind gust from the right which offset the airplane to the left of the runway's centerline. He stated that he applied full power to abort the landing; however, the airplane continued to drift to the left and was headed towards the airport's windsock. While attempting to maneuver to avoid the windsock, the pilot lost control of the airplane, and the airplane nosed over coming to rest in an inverted position. In a written report, the pilot stated that 'he believed that full power was not achieved despite forward throttle position.' He added that 'he did not have sufficient time to close the carburetor heat' during his attempt to abort the landing. The pilot reported that the winds at the time of the accident were from 140 degrees at 10 gusting to 15 knots. The flight crew of a King Air that landed on the same runway, while the Cessna was on downwind, reported that they 'did not see or feel anything unusual during their approach, landing or roll out.'
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, while landing. The gusty crosswind was a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA057
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 06:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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