- Date
- March 23, 1991, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wichita, KS
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N96868Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910323007239A
- Case key
- 15026
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Probable cause
Directional control was not maintained by the dual student and remedial action was delayed by the CFI. Factors related to the accident were a gusty crosswind and a drainage ditch.
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 CFI said that while conducting a biennial flight review, directional control was lost during a takeoff in a strong, gusting crosswind. The CFI took over the controls and tried to continue the takeoff, then aborted the takeoff. The airplane was unable to stop and collided with a drainage ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96868
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17276125
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Cessna Employees Flying Club
- Airport
- 3KM · Jabara, runway 36, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 444 total · 93 in this make and model · 408 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 24 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- ICT, 10 nm away
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 N96868 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.