What happened
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Lost control landing in strong gusty surface wind. Hit a barrier and went into a ditch. Had full flaps. Not advised. (-23) on April 26, 1998, at 1335 EDT, a Cessna 172-RG struck a construction barricade at the intersection of runway 9/27 and 18/36 at the Greenville Downtown Airport (gmu), SC. The flight departed greensboro-piedmont triad international (gso), NC, at 1205 EDT. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane came to rest approximately 159 yards from the initial impact point of the barricade. The flight controls operated properly. The pilot received no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
LOST CONTROL LANDING IN STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WIND. HIT A BARRIER AND WENT INTO A DITCH. HAD FULL FLAPS. NOT ADVISED. (-23) ON APRIL 26, 1998, AT 1335 EDT, A CESSNA 172-RG STRUCK A CONSTRUCTION BARRICADE AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 9/27 AND 18/36 AT THE GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (GMU), SC. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED GREENSBORO-PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (GSO), NC, AT 1205 EDT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 159 YARDS FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT OF THE BARRICADE. THE FLIGHT CONTROLS OPERATED PROPERLY. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES.
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