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| Date: | Saturday 10 January 1998 |
| Time: | 12:32 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7KCAB |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5275X |
| MSN: | 177 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320-E2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leadville, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KLXV) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was practicing full stop landings on runway 16. The wind was from 150 degrees at 5 knots. During the last landing rollout, the wind direction changed to a quartering tailwind. The aircraft veered to the right side of runway 16, struck a snowbank, and nosed over. The vertical fin, propeller, rudder, left wing, and engine mount were damaged.
Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors were a sudden windshift from a headwind to a quartering tailwind, and the snowbank.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA094
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Mar-2024 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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