ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365558
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| Date: | Sunday 24 March 1991 |
| Time: | 15:17 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-20 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7010K |
| MSN: | 116 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-290 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grand Marais, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS LANDING ON A SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST, AND THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY, IMPACTED A SNOWBANK, AND NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE CROSSWIND AND SNOW COVERED RUNWAY WERE RELATED FACTORS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91LA123
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 11:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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