ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357930
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 December 1995 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Sanford Air Inc. |
| Registration: | N734QZ |
| MSN: | 17269043 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2703 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sanford, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KSFM) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After the pilot flew a local flight, he returned to the departure airport and landed on runway 32. During the landing roll, the airplane veered left and collided with a snowbank at the edge of the runway. Examination revealed that the 5,000 foot runway was covered with ice along its entire length, and was lightly sanded. No skid marks were present on the surface of the runway, and winds at the airport were reported to be from 260 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 19.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to adequately compensate for a crosswind during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision with a snowbank. Factors relating to the accident were: ice on the runway and the gusty crosswind condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC96LA039
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 08:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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