ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290184
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| Date: | Monday 18 February 2013 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Eglin AFB Aero Club |
| Registration: | N98598 |
| MSN: | 17276320 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5291 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Valparaiso, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, FL (VPS/KVPS) |
| Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, FL (VPS/KVPS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Following a brief local flight, the pilot entered the traffic pattern at his home airport. While on final approach to the runway, the pilot noted a gusting crosswind and elected to approach the runway at an airspeed of 70 knots, instead of the typical 60 knots. The airplane touched down on the runway, ballooned to a height of about 10 feet, then bounced twice more before it settled onto the runway. The pilot taxied off the runway and shut down the engine. During the accident sequence, the airplane's firewall was substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The reported wind at the airport about the time of the accident was a left quartering headwind at 15 knots, with gusts to 20 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusting wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA13CA146
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 06-Oct-2022 11:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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