What happened
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On January 1, 2023 at 1400 CST, a Cessna 172,privacy data omitted privacy data omitted departed runway 22 while attempting to land at Conway Regional Airport (kcxw) and came to rest upside down in the sod on the west side of the runway. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the student pilot was not injured.
During the accident sequence the student pilot touched down on the runway centerline and then bounced back into the air. When the aircraft touched down again, the aircraft drifted right towards the edge of the runway. There was an 11 knot left crosswind during the landing. The student pilot overcorrected to the left causing the aircraft to skid right. Once the right landing gear entered the sod, the pilot elected to continue the rollout into the sod to prevent a possible rollover. Upon entering the sod, the aircraft’s nose gear became stuck in the mud which resulted in the aircraft’s right wing and propeller contacting the ground pitching the aircraft onto the nose and finally coming to rest upside down.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 1, 2023 AT 1400 CST, A CESSNA 172,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 22 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT CONWAY REGIONAL AIRPORT (KCXW) AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN IN THE SOD ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE THE STUDENT PILOT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND THEN BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED RIGHT TOWARDS THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS AN 11 KNOT LEFT CROSSWIND DURING THE LANDING. THE STUDENT PILOT OVERCORRECTED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SKID RIGHT. ONCE THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR ENTERED THE SOD, THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE ROLLOUT INTO THE SOD TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE ROLLOVER. UPON ENTERING THE SOD, THE AIRCRAFT’S NOSE GEAR BECAME STUCK IN THE MUD WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT’S RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER CONTACTING THE GROUND PITCHING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE NOSE AND FINALLY COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.
NTSB investigation
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