THOMSON, GA, USA
N5266E
CESSNA 172N
DURING THE LDG ROLL ON RWY 28, A CROSSWIND GUST CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO BECOME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE PLT ADDED FULL PWR AND ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE LDG. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY DRIFTED TO THE DOWNWIND SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE WAS AWARE OF THE GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS AT THE ARPT PRIOR TO THE LDG. HE ESTIMATED THAT THE WINDS AT THE TIME WERE FROM 340 DEG AT 15-20 KTS, WITH UNKNOWN VELOCITY GUSTS. A WX REPORTING STATION 30 NM AWAY REPORTED WINDS FROM 360 DEG AT 18KTS, WITH GUSTS OF 25 KTS. THE CESSNA 172M POH STATES THAT THE MAX ALLOWABLE X-WIND VELOCITY DEPENDS UPON PLT CAPABILITY AS WELL AS ACFT LIMITATIONS. THE POH NOTES THAT DIRECT X-WINDS OF 15 KTS CAN BE HANDLED SAFELY W/AVG PLT TECHNIQUE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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