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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Longmont, CO · April 19, 1998

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Date
April 19, 1998 · 17:15 local
Place
Longmont, CO
Airport
Vance Brand Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6174K
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW98LA188
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
53 total53 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N6174KRegistration cancelled Oct 1, 2007 · Cessna 172PS/N 17274171 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna 172PEngine 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.

Drifted in crosswind landing. Made contact with groun. CFI targeted for dual xwind landings. P factor. Go arounds. (.4)while on final approach to land at Vance Brand municipal airport, the wind was a 10 to 15 knot left crosswind. As the student pilot (he had a total of 53 hours of flight time) started to flare, he got blown off the runway centerline to the right, then to the left. The stall warning went off, and he pitched the nose down in an attempt to build airspeed. When he pitched the nose back up to gain altitude, the stall warning went off again, and the aircraft stalled. The aircraft departed the left side of the runway into the grass. The airplane impacted the ground, separating the nose landing gear, bending the fuselage, and damaging both wings, the engine mount, and the firewall. (-23)during landing at longmount airport (2V2) on his second solo cross sountry flight for his private pilot cert. privacy data omitted ^ Encounter crosswinds during the landing phase. The aircraft sustain substanial damage when the aircraft drifted off to the side of the runway and do to loss of airspeed mad e contact with the ground.

As the FAA filed it

DRIFTED IN CROSSWIND LANDING. MADE CONTACT WITH GROUN. CFI TARGETED FOR DUAL XWIND LANDINGS. P FACTOR. GO AROUNDS. (.4)WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND AT VANCE BRAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, THE WIND WAS A 10 TO 15 KNOT LEFT CROSSWIND. AS THE STUDENT PILOT (HE HAD A TOTAL OF 53 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME) STARTED TO FLARE, HE GOT BLOWN OFF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE TO THE RIGHT, THEN TO THE LEFT. THE STALL WARNING WENT OFF, AND HE PITCHED THE NOSE DOWN IN AN ATTEMPT TO BUILD AIRSPEED. WHEN HE PITCHED THE NOSE BACK UP TO GAIN ALTITUDE, THE STALL WARNING WENT OFF AGAIN, AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND, SEPARATING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, BENDING THE FUSELAGE, AND DAMAGING BOTH WINGS, THE ENGINE MOUNT, AND THE FIREWALL. (-23)DURING LANDING AT LONGMOUNT AIRPORT (2V2) ON HIS SECOND SOLO CROSS SOUNTRY FLIGHT FOR HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERT. ^PRIVACY ^ ENCOUNTER CROSSWINDS DURING THE LANDING PHASE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAIN SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND DO TO LOSS OF AIRSPEED MAD E CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.

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 FTW98LA188Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLongmont, COThe pilot inadvertently stalling the aircraft during the landing touchdown. Factors were a crosswind and the pilot's lack of total flight experience.Apr 19, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6174K · 2

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

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