ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354690
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| Date: | Sunday 22 March 1998 |
| Time: | 12:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Shenandoah Flight Services |
| Registration: | N80512 |
| MSN: | 17266630 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8371 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Weyers Cave, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KSHD) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, flight conditions were gusty with winds from the northwest. He said he flew a final approach to a runway 23 and applied right crosswind corrections on final approach. After landing, the airplane veered off the left side of the runway, went up a small hill, hit a fence, and flipped over. The Automatic Weather Observation System reported the surface winds were from 310 degrees at 6 knots with no gusts at the approximate time of the accident; however, it had consistently reported gusts throughout the day of 17 to 22 knots, ending about 30 minutes before the accident and commencing again 10 minutes after the accident. The pilot received his Private Pilot certification 18 days prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in an encounter with a fence on uneven terrain and a nose over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC98LA081
History of this aircraft
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Mar-2024 17:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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