NEW HOLSTEIN, WI, USA
N55409
CESSNA 172P
THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE AN UNPLANNED LANDING AT AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT. DURING THE FLYOVER INSPECTION OF THE AIRPORT THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY CLEAR ICE ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE. WHILE FLYING ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT BECAME AWARE OF THE ICE. HE DECIDED TO TOUCHDOWN AT A 'SLOW SPEED' AND USED FULL FLAPS IN A DIRECT LEFT CROSSWIND. THE PILOT STATED HE USED A CRAB TO SLIP METHOD FOR LANDING IN THE CROSSWIND AND WENT TO THE SIDE SLIP ABOUT 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE YAWED LEFT AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT SLID RIGHT INTO A SNOWBANK.
THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE THE LANDING APPROACH, LANDING ON AN ICE COVERED RUNWAY AND THE INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE CROSWIND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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