ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364787
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| Date: | Friday 2 August 1991 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Ate American Flyers |
| Registration: | N97650 |
| MSN: | 17276218 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3352 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wheeling, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Rockford, IL (KRFD) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY COLLIDING WITH SOME BRUSH AND A DITCH.
Probable Cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A GUSTY CROSSWIND LANDING ENVIRONMENT AND A DITCH.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91LA249
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 March 1994 | N97650 | American Flyers Palwaukee | 0 | Wheeling, IL | |
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| 29 July 2006 | N97650 | American Flyers | 0 | Poughkeepsie, New York | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 18:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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