ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297418
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 April 2002 |
| Time: | 11:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N960TA |
| MSN: | 172S8960 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 76 hours |
| Engine model: | Textron Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Angel Fire, New Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Albuquerque International Airport, NM (ABQ/KABQ) |
| Angel Fire Airport, NM (AXX/KAXX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While landing the airplane experienced a strong gust of wind. Subsequently, the airplane veered to the right and exited the runway. The airplane impacted a 4-foot deep drainage ditch that runs parallel to the runway, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The wind was reported by the airport UNICOM to be from 240 degrees at 19 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilots failure to maintain directional control during the crosswind landing. A contributing factor was the gusting wind condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW02LA115
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 18:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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