CLANTON, AL, USA
N4667K
CESSNA 182P
THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEXT TO A LAKE. HE REPORTED THAT THE SURFACE WINDS WERE GUSTY, WITH ASSOCIATED TURBULENCE. DURING THE FLARE, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, RESULTING IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE TURBULENCE AND GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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