Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ATL87LA165

STEUBENVILLE, OH, USA

Aircraft #1

N3644L

CESSNA 172G

Analysis

PIC RPTED HE FLEW OVER AIRPORT AND NOTED WIND DIRECTION AS 290-300 DEGREES ON WIND INDICATOR. HE ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR RWY 31 AT UNCONTROLLED FIELD. NORMAL APPROACH FLOWN WITH FULL FLAPS ON FINAL WITH LEFT CROSSWIND CORRECTION. ABOUT 30-40 FEET ABOVE RWY, ACFT QUIT FLYING AND DROPPED. PIC SAID HE RECOVERED JUST ABOVE RWY. GUST LIFTED LEFT WING, AND RIGHT WING TIP SCRAPED RWY. PIT, 23 MILES EAST, HAD WIND 240/15G21. OWNERS MANUAL STATES USE MIN FLAP SETTING IN STRONG CROSSWINDS.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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