Pilot Debrief

Cessna 172 near Oskaloosa, IA — 2019-03-11

Final reportGAA19CA172
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Date
2019-03-11
Location
Oskaloosa, IA, USA
Airport
OOA
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N334SL
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a left quartering tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion, impact with a snowbank, and a nose-over.

NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that, during the landing roll, while he was reaching for the flap levers, the airplane veered left, exited the runway, struck a snowbank, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airport's automated weather observation station reported that, about 15 minutes after the accident, the wind was from 170° at 11 knots. The student landed the airplane on runway 31.

NTSB coding

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