RAMONA, CA, USA
N5478C
CESSNA 17OA
THE PLT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS IN WINDS THAT WERE VARIABLE AT 5 GUSTING 10 KTS. ON HIS 4TH LANDING, HE TOUCHED DOWN USING THE 'FULL STALL TECHNIQUE.' HE REPORTED THAT AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, HE TURNED OFF THE CARBURETOR HEAT & RAISED THE FLAPS, THEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE ACFT BEGAN YAWING TO THE RIGHT. DESPITE RECOVERY EFFORTS, HE LOST CONTROL, THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY & THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PLT STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS ON FINAL TO LAND ON RWY 27, THE WIND WAS FROM THE NORTHWEST, BUT AFTER THE ACCIDENT, HE NOTED THAT IT HAD SHIFTED TO THE EAST. ABOUT 15 MIN LATER, THE WIND SHIFTED BACK TOWARD THE WEST AGAIN.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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