ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 198676
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| Date: | Thursday 15 December 2016 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7646W |
| MSN: | 28-1621 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3884 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A3A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Madisonville, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Sparta, TN (SRB) |
| Madisonville, TN (MNV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that, during landing after a cross-country solo flight, as the main landing gear touched down, the airplane encountered a crosswind, and he lost control of the airplane. He further reported that the airplane exited the right side of the runway and came to rest in the tree(s).
The student pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
There was no local historic weather observation facility within 25 nautical miles of the accident airport, but the student pilot reported the wind direction was variable at 5 knots gusting to 10 knots. The student pilot landed runway 5.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a gusting crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Aug-2017 13:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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