ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238365
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| Date: | Sunday 19 July 2020 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1655V |
| MSN: | 17263704 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3824 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wellington Aero Club Airport (FD38), West Palm Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wellington Aero Club Airport, FL (FD38) |
| Wellington Aero Club Airport, FL (FD38) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a local flight, the pilot reported that the wind at the airport was light and variable. After flying a normal traffic pattern, she crossed the runway threshold on final approach and reduced the power to land. Upon touchdown, the airplane “was hit by a strong gust of wind.”
The airplane then pitched up to a “very high nose up attitude.” The stall warning horn activated and the pilot attempted to recover; however, the airplane impacted the runway in a nose low attitude, seriously injuring the pilot and substantially damaging to the forward portion of the airplane’s fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for a wind gust during landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/wellington/one-person-injured-in-small-plane-crash-wellington-aero-club
http://cw34.com/news/local/pilot-airlifted-to-hospital-after-small-plane-crash-in-wellingtonhttps://www.wflx.com/2020/07/19/one-person-injured-small-plane-crash-wellington-aero-club/
https://www.onenewspage.com/video/20200719/13209199/One-person-injured-in-small-plane-crash-at.htm
https://twitter.com/PBCFR/status/1284888422235230208
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N1655V/history/20200719/1412Z/X10/L%2026.69856%20-80.73345
https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101624/pdf
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2020 16:42 | harro | Added |
| 19-Jul-2020 17:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2020 17:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 20-Jul-2020 01:26 | Geno | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2020 22:28 | Captain Adam | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2020 07:33 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 27-Jun-2021 08:02 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 27-Jun-2021 08:04 | harro | Updated [Operator, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, Photo] |
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