ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357067
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| Date: | Friday 12 July 1996 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 170B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3156A |
| MSN: | 25800 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3611 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-145 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lewistown, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cut Bank, MT (KCTB) |
| (KLWT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he made an approach to land on the runway with a moderate crosswind. He stated that at about 3 feet above the runway, the wind died or reversed. The airplane bounced; during the bounce, the wind started to turn the airplane. The pilot was unable to control the directional change, and the airplane ground-looped, sustaining substantial damage.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the changing wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. The sudden windshift was a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA96LA153
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 13:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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