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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Culpeper, VA · April 27, 1996

Date
April 27, 1996
Place
Culpeper, VA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7546G
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD96LA069
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Changed direction on landing due to winds shift, confused on rudder controls, skidded off runway into ditch.

As the FAA filed it

CHANGED DIRECTION ON LANDING DUE TO WINDS SHIFT, CONFUSED ON RUDDER CONTROLS, SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY INTO DITCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.