- Date
- April 16, 1973
- Place
- Wattsburg, PA · WATTSBURG, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5360RCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 25, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730416008919A
- Case key
- 170593
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0944 73/4/16 WATTSBURG,PA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 440 TIME - 1400 N5360R PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 384 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ERIE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ERIE,PA WATTSBURG,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 20000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 73 200 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 16 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- DURING PRACTICE CROSS WIND LANDING,PIC LOST CONTRL OF AFCT.WIND GUSTING TO 28KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5360R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Erie County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5360R · 1
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