What happened
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Check ride, on touchdown on rwy 21L, acft veered off rwy to left in grassy area short of twy D4, causing substantial left wingtip damage. (.19) on July 25, 1999, at 0719 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 172N, N5535D, ran off the runway while landing at Prescott, Arizona. The airplane sustained substantial damage; however, the student pilot was not injured. The instructional flight was operated aero vista, of sedona, Arizona, under the provisions 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. The flight originated from the sedona airport at 0630 on the morning of the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The pilot reported that he was landing on runway 21 when he was unexpectantly blown off the right side of the centerline. At the time, the airplane was in a left wing low, forward slip, with full flaps at 65 knots. The left main gear touched down first, the airplane yawed left, and ran off the left side of the runway. While this was occurring, the pilot unsuccessfully attempted to go-around by adding power and raising the flaps. The airplane ground looped, dragging its left wingtip in the process. The wind direction and velocity at the time of the accident were reported as 160 degrees and 6 knots. (-23) the pilot failed to correct for a crosswind on landing. The left main gear touchedd down first. The a/c yawed left and then off the left side of the runway. The pilot unsuccessfully attempted to go around by adding power and raising the flaps. The a/c ground looped damaging its left wing tip.
As the FAA filed it
CHECK RIDE, ON TOUCHDOWN ON RWY 21L, ACFT VEERED OFF RWY TO LEFT IN GRASSY AREA SHORT OF TWY D4, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL LEFT WINGTIP DAMAGE. (.19) ON JULY 25, 1999, AT 0719 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N5535D, RAN OFF THE RUNWAY WHILE LANDING AT PRESCOTT, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE; HOWEVER, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED AERO VISTA, OF SEDONA, ARIZONA, UNDER THE PROVISIONS 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SEDONA AIRPORT AT 0630 ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 WHEN HE WAS UNEXPECTANTLY BLOWN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CENTERLINE. AT THE TIME, THE AIRPLANE WAS IN A LEFT WING LOW, FORWARD SLIP, WITH FULL FLAPS AT 65 KNOTS. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN FIRST, THE AIRPLANE YAWED LEFT, AND RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. WHILE THIS WAS OCCURRING, THE PILOT UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO GO-AROUND BY ADDING POWER AND RAISING THE FLAPS. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED, DRAGGING ITS LEFT WINGTIP IN THE PROCESS. THE WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE REPORTED AS 160 DEGREES AND 6 KNOTS. (-23) THE PILOT FAILED TO CORRECT FOR A CROSSWIND ON LANDING. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHEDD DOWN FIRST. THE A/C YAWED LEFT AND THEN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND BY ADDING POWER AND RAISING THE FLAPS. THE A/C GROUND LOOPED DAMAGING ITS LEFT WING TIP.
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