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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Palm Springs, CA · May 2, 1996

Date: May 2, 1996 · 18:52 local
Place: Palm Springs, CA
Airport: Palm Springs Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1466U
Reported as: Cessna 172M
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 95 total50 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N1466URegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17267133 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: while on a pleasure flight from hawthorne, CA to Palm Springs, CA pilot was making a routine approach, with no abnormalities until, according to the pilot, he was in the flare for a landing when he encountered a gust that caused him to lose control of the aircraft. The aircraft drifted off the runway, striking and damaging a taxiway sign and a landing light. A review of the weather reported by psp ATCT indicates an increase in wind velocity from a reported 8 knots to a reported 20 knots. privacy data omitted This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM HAWTHORNE, CA TO PALM SPRINGS, CA PILOT WAS MAKING A ROUTINE APPROACH, WITH NO ABNORMALITIES UNTIL, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS IN THE FLARE FOR A LANDING WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST THAT CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY, STRIKING AND DAMAGING A TAXIWAY SIGN AND A LANDING LIGHT. A REVIEW OF THE WEATHER REPORTED BY PSP ATCT INDICATES AN INCREASE IN WIND VELOCITY FROM A REPORTED 8 KNOTS TO A REPORTED 20 KNOTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N1466U · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19790331006329ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Lompoc, CAStudent pilot lost directional control in crosswind landing.Mar 31, 1979 · Substantial damage