What happened
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(.4)The student pilot, who was on a solo cross country flight, stated that smoke from smoke stacks south of the airport indicated that the winds were out of the east. He stated that on final approach to runway 9 he realized he had a 'good crosswind' as it was difficult for him to maintain runway alignment. Shortly after touchdown, the airplane contacted a snowbank along the left side of the runway. The pilot reported local winds were from 120 degrees at 20 knots gusting to 28 knots. (.19)on January 21, 1997, at 1000 EST, a Cessna 182, N3128F, registered to the iosco flying club and flown by a solo student pilot, collided with a snowbank while landing at the Gaylord Otsego County regional airport, Gaylord, Michigan. The 14 CFR part 91 solo cross country flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot was not injured. The last leg of the cross contry ORIGINATE3D from rogers city, Michigan, at 0915 EST. The landing was being made on runway 27 (6,500'X100') and the local winds were reported by witnesses as bing from 180 degrees at 20 knots. (-23) student pilot on long x-country attempted landing on rwy 09 at gaylor, MI with x-wind of approx 20 k. from 180 degrees. Pilot failed to correct for x-wind drift and impacted snow bank along north side of runway. Damage to nose wheel, prop and fire wall.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, STATED THAT SMOKE FROM SMOKE STACKS SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT INDICATED THAT THE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE EAST. HE STATED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 9 HE REALIZED HE HAD A 'GOOD CROSSWIND' AS IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A SNOWBANK ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED LOCAL WINDS WERE FROM 120 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS GUSTING TO 28 KNOTS. (.19)ON JANUARY 21, 1997, AT 1000 EST, A CESSNA 182, N3128F, REGISTERED TO THE IOSCO FLYING CLUB AND FLOWN BY A SOLO STUDENT PILOT, COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK WHILE LANDING AT THE GAYLORD OTSEGO COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT, GAYLORD, MICHIGAN. THE 14 CFR PART 91 SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE LAST LEG OF THE CROSS CONTRY ORIGINATE3D FROM ROGERS CITY, MICHIGAN, AT 0915 EST. THE LANDING WAS BEING MADE ON RUNWAY 27 (6,500'X100') AND THE LOCAL WINDS WERE REPORTED BY WITNESSES AS BING FROM 180 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS. (-23) STUDENT PILOT ON LONG X-COUNTRY ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RWY 09 AT GAYLOR, MI WITH X-WIND OF APPROX 20 K. FROM 180 DEGREES. PILOT FAILED TO CORRECT FOR X-WIND DRIFT AND IMPACTED SNOW BANK ALONG NORTH SIDE OF RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO NOSE WHEEL, PROP AND FIRE WALL.
NTSB investigation
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