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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Double Spring, AL · May 16, 1999

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Date
May 16, 1999 · 12:45 local
Place
Double Spring, AL
Airport
Double Spring-Winston County A
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N20417
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL99LA090
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
65 total58 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days
N20417Registration cancelled Aug 8, 2012 · Cessna 172MS/N 17261272 · Built 1972Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine 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.

Acft was landing on rwy 21 when a gust of wind blew the acft off of the rwy, and it went down an embankment, other circumstances are unknown.(.4) the student pilot reported that, while attempting a landing on runway 03, the airplane encountered a crosswind and veered off the left side of the runway. He applied slight power to settle the airplane down gently, and realized the wind had blown him off the runway. He applied carburetor heat, retracted flaps, and applied power. The airplane went down an embankment, and the left wing collided with a tree at the bottom of the embankment where the airplane came to rest. Examination of the airplane failed to disclose a mechanical malfunction or a component failure. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot. (.23) on may 16, 1999, at 1245 pm the student pilot loss directional control on landing at Double springs, AL. He bounced and veered off the left side of runway 030. The left wing struck a tree, and the aircraft continued down an embankment approximately 150 feet. The nose gear departed the aircraft which caused substantial damage to the firewall, engine mount, propeller and the primary structure aft fo the firewall. Substantial dmage was also done to the left and right wings including both spars. There was buckling on the empennage, and damage to right inboard horizontal stavilizer, and rudder. The aircraft impacted the trees at the bottom fo the embankment and came to rest. The student pilot was not injuried.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WAS LANDING ON RWY 21 WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE ACFT OFF OF THE RWY, AND IT WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN.(.4) THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT, WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 03, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HE APPLIED SLIGHT POWER TO SETTLE THE AIRPLANE DOWN GENTLY, AND REALIZED THE WIND HAD BLOWN HIM OFF THE RUNWAY. HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, RETRACTED FLAPS, AND APPLIED POWER. THE AIRPLANE WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, AND THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A TREE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EMBANKMENT WHERE THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR A COMPONENT FAILURE. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT. (.23) ON MAY 16, 1999, AT 1245 PM THE STUDENT PILOT LOSS DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING AT DOUBLE SPRINGS, AL. HE BOUNCED AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 030. THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE, AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET. THE NOSE GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, ENGINE MOUNT, PROPELLER AND THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE AFT FO THE FIREWALL. SUBSTANTIAL DMAGE WAS ALSO DONE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS INCLUDING BOTH SPARS. THERE WAS BUCKLING ON THE EMPENNAGE, AND DAMAGE TO RIGHT INBOARD HORIZONTAL STAVILIZER, AND RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TREES AT THE BOTTOM FO THE EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURIED.

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 ATL99LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDouble Springs, ALThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience.May 16, 1999 · Substantial damage

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