ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386078
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| Date: | Sunday 1 April 2001 |
| Time: | 14:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | West Air Aviation |
| Registration: | N9572H |
| MSN: | 17266237 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4229 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | N. Las Vegas, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix-Scottsdale Municipal Airport, AZ (SCF/KSDL) |
| Las Vegas-North Las Vegas Airport, NV (VGT/KVGT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During an aborted landing the airplane collided with a fence and came to rest upright in a construction area on the airport. The pilot received wind information prior to landing, indicating that winds were from 140 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 20 knots. At the time of the accident the winds were from 190 degrees at 15 knots gusting to 20 knots. On the landing rollout the pilot applied the brakes; however, the airplane veered to the right of the runway. He attempted to counteract the movement with left rudder input. The airplane continued off the runway, and the pilot applied full throttle to abort the landing. The pilot placed the airplane in a climb attitude and made a shallow left bank. He saw the right wing pass over a box and simultaneously heard scraping. He then noted that the bank angle had increased and returned the airplane to straight-and-level flight and lowered the nose. He lined up on a dirt road and landed without further incident. There were no mechanical anomalies noted by the pilot with the airplane prior to or during the accident sequence.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind condition, and his failure to maintain runway alignment.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX01LA135
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 10:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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