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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Crystal River, FL · November 3, 1997

Date: November 3, 1997 · 12:50 local
Place: Crystal River, FL
Airport: Homosassa Air Terminal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4105F
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA98LA022
Reported as: Cessna 172
Reported engine: Continental O300D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,867 total320 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N4105FRegistration cancelled Oct 6, 2014 · Cessna 172S/N 46005 · Built 1958 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Private student allowed a hard landing in a crosswind. CFI along for ride. (.4)the certified flight instructor stated the rated student pilot was making a crosswind landing. He encountered a strong gust of wind, lifting the right wing up. The left wing collided with the runway. The airplane veered to the left, departed the runway, and collided with an embankment. (-23) airplane just started the landing flare for runway 27 when a wind gust picked up the right wing and caused the left wing to hit the ground. The airplane then veered to the left, off the runway and into a ditch/embankment. Winds estimated to be 330 degree 12 gust 18.

As the FAA filed it

PRIVATE STUDENT ALLOWED A HARD LANDING IN A CROSSWIND. CFI ALONG FOR RIDE. (.4)THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THE RATED STUDENT PILOT WAS MAKING A CROSSWIND LANDING. HE ENCOUNTERED A STRONG GUST OF WIND, LIFTING THE RIGHT WING UP. THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, AND COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT. (-23) AIRPLANE JUST STARTED THE LANDING FLARE FOR RUNWAY 27 WHEN A WIND GUST PICKED UP THE RIGHT WING AND CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO HIT THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT, OFF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A DITCH/EMBANKMENT. WINDS ESTIMATED TO BE 330 DEGREE 12 GUST 18.

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 MIA98LA022Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCrystal River, FLThe certified flight instructors improper supervision of the rated pilot during a crosswind landing resulting in an in-flight collision with the left wing of the airplane and the runway, subsequent loss of directional control on landing rollout, and collision…Nov 3, 1997 · Substantial damage