ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357309
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| Date: | Saturday 1 June 1996 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8869U |
| MSN: | 17252785 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1600 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Blairstown, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Forty Fort, PA (KWBW) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During landing the pilot experienced a loss of control, and the airplane went off the side of the runway and struck a tree. According to the pilot, 'I experienced a wind shift, from essentially, up the runway to a direct crosswind to the right. This wind shift occurred during my landing flare, and blew me off centerline, and toward the right side of the runway. I immediately took corrective action, but the inertia drove me off the edge of the runway onto the grass along side of (the runway). I continued to attempt corrective action, but because the trajectory of my travel was about 45 degrees along the runway, but on the grass, control was difficult to return. The roll started to straighten out gradually, but by this time, I was along the tree line and the right wing tip clipped a small tree, spinning the nose of the plane into the dirt embankment, and trees, bringing the aircraft to a complete stop.' The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control due to improper compensation for wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC96LA119
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 16:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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