ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295083
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| Date: | Thursday 16 October 2003 |
| Time: | 12:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Sanford Aircraft Services Inc. |
| Registration: | N64255 |
| MSN: | 17265128 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5919 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sanford, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Albemarle-Stanly County Airport, NC (KVUJ) |
| Sanford-Lee County Regional Airport, NC (KTTA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot stated he encountered a gust of wind on landing roll out, and lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane went off the left side of the runway, collided with a ditch, and nosed over. Review of the surface weather observation closest to the airport revealed no wind gusts were reported at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing roll resulting in a collision with a ditch, and subsequent nose over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL04LA018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2022 17:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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