ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385917
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| Date: | Saturday 12 May 2001 |
| Time: | 13:01 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Friendly Air Service |
| Registration: | N62961 |
| MSN: | 17275369 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5877 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grants Pass, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grants Pass, OR (3S8) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The newly certificated private pilot, who had received his private pilot certificate 8 days before the accident, was attempting a landing in gusty crosswind conditions. During the landing flare, a gust blew the airplane to the left of the runway and the airplane subsequently impacted the ground. The pilot indicated that no mechanical malfunction or failure of the airplane was involved. According to the FAA, the pilot had not demonstrated crosswind landings on his recent FAA private pilot practical test, due to lack of crosswind conditions.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure or inability to maintain proper runway alignment during landing. Factors included gusty crosswind conditions and the pilot's lack of experience in crosswind landings.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA01LA092
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 June 1988 | N62961 | Spokane Airways | 0 | Orofino, ID | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Apr-2024 09:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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