Aviation Accident Summary LAX83LA119

CHANDLER, AZ, USA

Aircraft #1

N54121

CESSNA 172P

Analysis

THE ACFT LEFT THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING AND ENTERED A PLOWED FIELD WHERE A WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE FURROWS. THE PILOT STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE CROSSWIND HE USED ONLY 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS. A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE ACFT AS HE FLAREDFOR LANDING AND PUSHED THE ACFT SIDEWAYS SO IT LANDED IN A CRAB. THE ACFT THEN SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE PLOWED AREA AND WAS DAMAGED BEFORE STOPPING.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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