ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359082
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 April 1995 |
| Time: | 19:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Civil Air Patrol Inc. |
| Registration: | N4183G |
| MSN: | 17273361 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2275 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hutchinson, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KHCD) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PRIOR TO THE PILOT'S DEPARTURE, THE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE 040 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS. THE PILOT BELIEVED THAT THE WIND WOULD SUBSIDE AS IT TYPICALLY DID IN THE EVENING FOR HIS RETURN BACK TO HIS DEPARTURE AIRPORT. UPON RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT CRABBED THE AIRPLANE INTO THE WIND TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND. APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT REMOVED THE CRAB CORRECTION AND THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT. AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE, IT BALLOONED AND EXITED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE SOFT GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind and soft terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI95TA151
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2024 06:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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