ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163743
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| Date: | Sunday 5 January 2014 |
| Time: | 16:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Alphatango Flying Services |
| Registration: | N55277 |
| MSN: | 17275150 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9180 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cotulla-La Salle County Airport (KCOT), Cotulla, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Castroville, TX (KCVB) |
| Cotulla, TX (KCOT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the landing flare to runway 31, the airplane was "pushed to the left" by a "sudden gust of wind". The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. Both wings, the vertical stabilizer, and the rudder were substantially damaged. The flight instructor stated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The flight instructor and the student pilot both reported that the wind was 330 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 21 knots. The official weather observation, recorded at 1553, reported the wind as 340 degrees at 14 knots. The observation, recorded at 1553, reported the wind as 010 degrees at 12 knots.
Probable Cause: The student pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while landing. The flight instructor's failure to monitor the flight contributed to the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 February 1984 | N55277 | James Loren White | 0 | Springfield, MO | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2014 23:36 | Geno | Added |
| 14-Feb-2014 19:03 | sparrow9 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 13:21 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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