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| Date: | Wednesday 12 April 1995 |
| Time: | 14:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Stick & Rudder Club, Inc. |
| Registration: | N55409 |
| MSN: | 17275176 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6516 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mountain Home, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Monroe, LA (KMLU) |
| (KBPK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WINDS WERE REPORTED FROM 270 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS GUSTING TO 26 KNOTS. DURING THE FLARE/TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 23 THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED GUSTY WINDS, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, AND STRUCK A FENCE. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE WINGS AND EMPENNAGE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE GUSTY CROSSWIND. A FACTOR WAS GUSTING CROSSWINDS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW95LA166
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 January 1991 | N55409 | Stick And Rudder Club | 0 | New Holstein, WI | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 07:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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