Accident Cessna 172M VH-WTY, Sunday 4 February 1996

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Date:	Sunday 4 February 1996
Time:	10:45
Type:	Cessna 172M
Owner/operator:
Registration:	VH-WTY
MSN:	17263172
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Merimbula Airport (YMER), Merimbula, NSW - Australia
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	YMER
Destination airport:	YMER
Investigating agency:	BASI
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The student pilot was experiencing difficulty judging the landing flare and touchdown. On the third circuit, the aircraft ballooned in the flare and a wind gust lifted the right wing, causing the aircraft to veer to the left of the runway. The left wingtip struck the runway and the aircraft came to rest.

Accident investigation: