Accident Cessna 140 N76535, Thursday 1 August 1991

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Date:	Thursday 1 August 1991
Time:	15:00 LT
Type:	Cessna 140
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N76535
MSN:	10971
Year of manufacture:	1946
Total airframe hrs:	2036 hours
Engine model:	Continental C-85
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Cadillac, MI - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Marshall, MI (5D8)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE STUDENT PILOT SAID THAT AFTER THREE GO AROUNDS, SHE ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON THE SOD STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED A SHORT DISTANCE THEN NOSED OVER. THE LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED IN A 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND OF 13 KNOTS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS.

Probable Cause: IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS RESULTING IN AIRCRAFT CONTROL NOT BEING MAINTAINED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITION AND LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE BY THE PILOT.

Accident investigation: