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| Date: | Thursday 25 January 1996 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-160 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5912D |
| MSN: | 22-4583 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Quincy, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tallahassee, FL |
| (2J9) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that as he started to flare for landing, the airplane encountered strong gusting winds and rolled into a steep bank. The pilot attempted to recover, but lost control of the airplane. The airplane then collided with the ground and cartwheeled.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, while beginning a flare to land, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and collision with the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA96LA072
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 December 2007 | N5921D | Private | 0 | Tallahassee, Florida | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 06:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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