ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365644
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| Date: | Friday 1 March 1991 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Civil Air Patrol |
| Registration: | N97313 |
| MSN: | 17267177 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nashua, NH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Pawtucket, RI (KSFZ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS COMPLETING A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. DURING LANDING HE SAID, 'IN THE LANDING FLARE A GUST OF WIND ESTIMATED AT 20 KNOTS STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT...THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED 80 DEGREES LEFT OF CENTERLINE. AFTER MAKING ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT I PULLED BACK THE POWER AND TRIED TO STOP.' THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A TREE.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS DURING LANDING, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH A TREE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC91LA081
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 12:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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