What happened
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Bounced landing. Wind gust drifted 172. Banked to avoid a tower and struck a construction trailer. Excess xwind. (.4)during an attempted go-around in gusty wind conditions the aircraft crashed into a construction trailer approximately 200 yards to the right of the runway. At the time of landing, the crosswind component for the active runway was approximately 19 knots, which is 4 knots above the limit stated by Cessna aircraft company for the model 172. A contributing factor to this accident was the fact that the aircraft flight manual available to the pilot did not include the maximum demonstrated crosswind limit for the airplane nor a chart for determining the lateral component of the crosswind. A finding was the fact that FAA control towers are not required to provide the crosswind component for the active runway as a part of their standard landing information transmitted to a pilot. (-23) on 04/11/98, at approximately 1428 hrs., pmt, pilot failed to exercise proper crosswind techniques during landing phase of flight. Resulting in minor injuries to pilot and two passengers; no hospitalization required. Ai rcraft sustained substantial damage after impacting construction site trailer. Visual meteorological conditions existed.
As the FAA filed it
BOUNCED LANDING. WIND GUST DRIFTED 172. BANKED TO AVOID A TOWER AND STRUCK A CONSTRUCTION TRAILER. EXCESS XWIND. (.4)DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A CONSTRUCTION TRAILER APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. AT THE TIME OF LANDING, THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT FOR THE ACTIVE RUNWAY WAS APPROXIMATELY 19 KNOTS, WHICH IS 4 KNOTS ABOVE THE LIMIT STATED BY CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY FOR THE MODEL 172. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE FACT THAT THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL AVAILABLE TO THE PILOT DID NOT INCLUDE THE MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND LIMIT FOR THE AIRPLANE NOR A CHART FOR DETERMINING THE LATERAL COMPONENT OF THE CROSSWIND. A FINDING WAS THE FACT THAT FAA CONTROL TOWERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT FOR THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AS A PART OF THEIR STANDARD LANDING INFORMATION TRANSMITTED TO A PILOT. (-23) ON 04/11/98, AT APPROXIMATELY 1428 HRS., PMT, PILOT FAILED TO EXERCISE PROPER CROSSWIND TECHNIQUES DURING LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT. RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS; NO HOSPITALIZATION REQUIRED. AI RCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER IMPACTING CONSTRUCTION SITE TRAILER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED.
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