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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Brandy Station, VA · December 22, 2020

Date: December 22, 2020 · 11:15 local
Place: Brandy Station, VA
Airport: Culpeper Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N505LP
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA21LA092
Reported as: Cessna 172S
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 202 total98 in this make and model141 in the last 90 days

N505LPRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8546 · Built 2000 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot attempted to land the aircraft in a 25 knot crosswind. While in the roundout, a gust of wind hit the aircraft and the pilot was unable to react. The wind forced the aircraft into the ground causing substantial damage to the propeller, firewall and lower fuselage structure of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A 25 KNOT CROSSWIND. WHILE IN THE ROUNDOUT, A GUST OF WIND HIT THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REACT. THE WIND FORCED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, FIREWALL AND LOWER FUSELAGE STRUCTURE OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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 ERA21LA092Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCulpeper, VAThe pilot’s decision to land the airplane in crosswind conditions that exceeded the airplane’s maximum demonstrated crosswind velocity.Dec 22, 2020 · Substantial damage

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

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