WILLITS, CA, USA
N9699Q
CESSNA 172M
THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY DURING LANDING IN A 15 KT CROSSWIND. THE PILOT STATED THAT JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE ENCOUNTERED 'A LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND GUST MORE LIKE 220 DEGREES AT 10 KTS' WHICH PICKED UP HIS LEFT WING AND CAUSED HIM TO VEER OFF THE RWY. UNICOM HAD ADVISED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 270 DEGREES AT 5 KTS ACCORDING TO THE PILOT. THE LANDING WAS ON RWY 34. TWO GROUND WITNESSES WITH AERONAUTICAL EXPERIENCE PROVIDED STATEMENTS. THEY SAID THE WIND WAS VARIABLE WITH GUSTS TO 10 KTS. THEY DESCRIBED A HIGH FLARE WITH A BALLOONING EFFECT, THE RIGHT WING DROPPING, THE ACFT GOING OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY AND NOSING DOWN.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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