ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367296
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| Date: | Friday 16 March 1990 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Lewis University |
| Registration: | N737GN |
| MSN: | 17269408 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1823 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rock Falls, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Romeoville, IL (KLOT) |
| Rock Falls, IL (KSQI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
STUDENT PILOT ON SECOND SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25 AT INTENDED DESTINATION. WINDS WERE 240 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS. WHEN THE STUDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET ABOVE RUNWAY, STRONG GUST CAUGHT AIRCRAFT AND FLIPPED IT ON ITS BACK IN THE INFIELD. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, STUDENT UNINJURED.
Probable Cause: AN ENCOUNTER WITH WIND CONDITIONS WHICH EXCEEDED THE CAPABILITY OF THE STUDENT PILOT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI90LA097
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 12:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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