What happened
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Acft struck a snow bank after landing, and the acft sustained damage to the right and left wings and propeller. (.19)on March 7, 1999, at 1400 central standard time, a Cessna 172P, N65192, piloted by a student pilot received subatantial damage during landing roll on runway 36 (3,362' x 50' snow covered/asphalt) at Clow international airport, Plainfield, Illinois. The pilot stated he landed left of the centerline, the airplane exited the left side of the runway, impacted a snowbank, and came to rest on its nose. The pilot reported no injuires. The 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight conducted in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The local flight originated at Clow international airport at time unknown. (-23)during his third landing of the day, the student pilot lost directional control of the aircraft and hit a snowbank with the left landing gear wheel. This caused the aircraft to veer to the left, impact the snowbank and came to rest on it's nose. The aircraft suffered substantial damage to both wings, propeller and lower engine cowling. (.4) the student pilot of the accident airplane said that he maintained 65 knots and was lined up with the runway 36 while on final approach. Just above the runway he stated he pulled back on the yoke to reduce airspeed. The stall horn sounded before touchdown. The airplane touched down a third of the way down the runway and between the centerline and the left edge of the runway. The pilot stated he felt the airplane being pushed left and the left main wheel exiting the runway. The airplane exited the left edge of the runway. The pilot stated that the airplane impacted a snow bank, tipped on its nose, and came to rest facing eastward. The student's instructor stated that winds were from 070 degrees at 5 knots. The student's logbook showed 4.8 hours total time in C-172'S. The student was endorsed to solo a C-172 after 2.7 hours of flight instruction and 6 landings in a C-172. The student had accumulated 4 solo landings and 1.6 solo hours of flight in C-172'S including the accident flight.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT STRUCK A SNOW BANK AFTER LANDING, AND THE ACFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WINGS AND PROPELLER. (.19)ON MARCH 7, 1999, AT 1400 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172P, N65192, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED SUBATANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 36 (3,362' X 50' SNOW COVERED/ASPHALT) AT CLOW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT STATED HE LANDED LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE, THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, IMPACTED A SNOWBANK, AND CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJUIRES. THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CLOW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT TIME UNKNOWN. (-23)DURING HIS THIRD LANDING OF THE DAY, THE STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND HIT A SNOWBANK WITH THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WHEEL. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT, IMPACT THE SNOWBANK AND CAME TO REST ON IT'S NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, PROPELLER AND LOWER ENGINE COWLING. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE SAID THAT HE MAINTAINED 65 KNOTS AND WAS LINED UP WITH THE RUNWAY 36 WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH. JUST ABOVE THE RUNWAY HE STATED HE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE TO REDUCE AIRSPEED. THE STALL HORN SOUNDED BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN A THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND BETWEEN THE CENTERLINE AND THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE FELT THE AIRPLANE BEING PUSHED LEFT AND THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL EXITING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A SNOW BANK, TIPPED ON ITS NOSE, AND CAME TO REST FACING EASTWARD. THE STUDENT'S INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT WINDS WERE FROM 070 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS. THE STUDENT'S LOGBOOK SHOWED 4.8 HOURS TOTAL TIME IN C-172'S. THE STUDENT WAS ENDORSED TO SOLO A C-172 AFTER 2.7 HOURS OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTION AND 6 LANDINGS IN A C-172. THE STUDENT HAD ACCUMULATED 4 SOLO LANDINGS AND 1.6 SOLO HOURS OF FLIGHT IN C-172'S INCLUDING THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.
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