Cessna 172M near Pine Bluffs, WY — 2008-01-12
Final reportDEN08LA049
- Date
- 2008-01-12
- Location
- Pine Bluffs, WY, USA
- Airport
- 82V
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N12606
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- None
- Fatalities
- 0
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Contributing factors in this accident were the unfavorable wind and the snow bank.
NTSB narrative
The pilot had been practicing touch-and-go landings when "a very large gust of wind blew [him] completely out of control to the point of approaching airborne." The airplane went off the side of the runway and struck a snow bank, resulting in substantial damage.
NTSB coding
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