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| Date: | Monday 8 March 1999 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 170B |
| Owner/operator: | Jacob William Hicks |
| Registration: | N432W |
| MSN: | 20325 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4100 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O300-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grand Ledge, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (4D0) |
| (4D0) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The instructor pilot stated that after take off from Runway 9 he reduced power to simulate a rough running engine. He reported that the student turned the airplane back to Runway 27 and landed. He said that during the roll out, a sudden and unexpected gust of wind from the south turned the aircraft to the left. The student said that the airplane impacted a snowbank off the south side of the runway and nosed over.
Probable Cause: the flight instructor's failure to successfully take remedial action to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll out. Factors were the crosswinds and snowbank.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI99LA106
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 July 2018 | N432W | Private | 0 | Spearfish, Lawrence County, SD | |
sub |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2017 10:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 08-Apr-2024 08:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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