FAIRMONT, MN, USA
N5317K
CESSNA 172
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERING A STALL AND COLLIDING WITH THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LANDING TO THE NORTHEAST ON RUNWAY 02, BUT PROP AND SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY INDICATE THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 20. THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 11 KNOTS GUSTING TO 16 KNOTS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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