- Date
- October 3, 1986, 13:12 local (20:12 UTC)
- Place
- Hayward, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6366DCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861003083989A
- Case key
- 25448
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Analysis
A Cessna 172N landed adjacent to rwy 28L. According to the FAA the solo student plt was unable to correct for a strong wind and landed in a grass area south of the runway. The winds were reported from 360 deg at 17 KTS at the time of the accident. The pilot's operating handbook for the Cessna 172N states, 'the maximum allowable crosswind velocity is dependent upon pilot capability as well as aircraft limitations. With the average pilot technique, direct crosswinds of 15 knots can be handled with safety. The student plt indicated on his pilot/operator accident report that he had accumulated a total of 15 hrs flight experience, 4.1 hrs of which as PIC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6366D
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272752
- Airframe hours
- 2,624
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Davtron Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 7, 1986 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- SQL · San Carlos, CA
- Destination
- HWD · Hayward, CA
- Airport
- HWD · Hayward Air Terminal, runway 28L, 5,019 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15 total · 15 in this make and model · 4 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 17 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HWD
FAA reports on this event · 1
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