- Date
- February 12, 2006, 11:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place
- New Hudson, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N222UNCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 30, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20060212002749A
- Case key
- 63255
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Probable cause
The solo student pilot's failure to properly compensate for the crosswind, resulting in his failure to maintain directional control during landing. Factors were the crosswind and the snow bank.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane was damaged when it veered off of the runway during landing and struck a snow bank. A written report stated that upon landing, the airplane veered to the left and struck a snow bank resulting in the propeller and left wing striking the ground. The report stated that there were no mechanical failures. The calculated crosswind component was 8 knots from the right.
Factual narrative
The airplane was substantially damaged when it veered off of the runway during landing and struck a snow bank. A written report signed by the student pilot stated that upon landing on runway 25, the airplane veered to the left and struck a snow bank resulting in the propeller and left wing striking the ground. The report stated that there were no mechanical failures. The reported winds were from 330 degrees at 8 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N222UN
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17270364
- Airframe hours
- 4,154
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Top Gun Aero LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 1, 2005
- Departed
- Y47 · New Hudson, MI
- Destination
- Y47 · New Hudson, MI
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3
- Flight hours
- 57 total · 38 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N222UN · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.