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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Lawrenceville, GA · April 10, 1997

Date: April 10, 1997 · 09:18 local
Place: Lawrenceville, GA
Airport: Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4874D
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA97LA129
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 24 total24 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N4874DRegistration cancelled Apr 13, 1999 · Cessna 172NS/N 17272382 Airframe modelCessna 172N

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What happened

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Third solo. Encountered gusty winds on approach. Tried go around. Hit by gust raising flaps. Impacted. Nosed over. (-23) pilot palmer was on his second solo flight and had departed the airport area approximately 45 minutes earlier. The winds were calm at departure. Upon return to the airport winds increased and became gusty. On a second landing the pilot stated that he lost directional control when a high gust of wind struck the aircraft from the right. He crashed to the left side of runway 7 causing substantial damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THIRD SOLO. ENCOUNTERED GUSTY WINDS ON APPROACH. TRIED GO AROUND. HIT BY GUST RAISING FLAPS. IMPACTED. NOSED OVER. (-23) PILOT PALMER WAS ON HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT AND HAD DEPARTED THE AIRPORT AREA APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES EARLIER. THE WINDS WERE CALM AT DEPARTURE. UPON RETURN TO THE AIRPORT WINDS INCREASED AND BECAME GUSTY. ON A SECOND LANDING THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN A HIGH GUST OF WIND STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RIGHT. HE CRASHED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 7 CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA97LA129Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLawrenceville, GAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing. The winds were a factor.Apr 10, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4874D · 1

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

Accident 19921007041269ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Apex, NCTried go around near end of Private strip. Ran off end. Nosed over in a ditch. Factors downhill and downwind.Oct 7, 1992 · Substantial damage