DELTA, UT, USA
N6392Q
CESSNA 152
THE STUDENT PILOT SELECTED THE WRONG RUNWAY AND ATTEMPTED A DOWNWIND LANDING WITH A STRONG QUARTERING TAILWIND. AT LANDING FLARE, THE PLANE TURNED TO THE RIGHT, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT BECAME AWARE OF THE TAILWIND AFTER EXITING THE WRECKAGE.
THE PILOT'S LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. FACTORS WERE GUSTING TAILWINDS AND THE PILOT SELECTED THE WRONG RUNWAY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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