PLAINFIELD, IL, USA
N65192
Cessna 172P
The student pilot of the accident airplane said that he maintained 65 knots and was lined up with the Runway 36 while on final approach. Just above the runway he stated he pulled back on the yoke to reduce airspeed. The stall horn sounded before touchdown. The airplane touched down a third of the way down the runway and between the centerline and the left edge of the runway. The pilot stated he felt the airplane being pushed left and the left main wheel exiting the runway. The airplane exited the left edge of the runway. The pilot stated that the airplane impacted a snow bank, tipped on its nose, and came to rest facing eastward. The student's instructor stated that winds were from 070 degrees at 5 knots. The student's logbook showed 4.8 hours total time in C-172's. The student was endorsed to solo a C-172 after 2.7 hours of flight instruction and 6 landings in a C-172. The student had accumulated 4 solo landings and 1.6 solo hours of flight in C-172's including the accident flight.
On March 7, 1999, at 1330 central standard time, a Cessna 172P, N65192, piloted by a student pilot received substantial damage during landing roll on Runway 36 (3,362' X 50' plowed snow/asphalt) at Clow International Airport, Plainfield, Illinois. The pilot stated he landed left of the centerline, the airplane exited the left side of the runway, impacted a snowbank, and came to rest on its nose. The pilot reported no injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 solo instructional flight was conducted in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The local flight originated at Clow International Airport at 1315. The student pilot stated that his first take off and landing of the day was on Runway 18. He said that the wind changed directions to favor Runway 36. The second and last landings were on Runway 36. During the accident final approach, he stated the airplane was at 65 knots and lined up with Runway 36. Just above the runway he said he pulled back on the yoke to reduce airspeed. He said that the stall horn sounded just before the airplane touched down about a third of the way down the runway between the runway centerline and its left edge. The next thing he stated feeling was the airplane being pushed to the left and the left main wheel going off the runway. The airplane exited the left edge of the runway. The student said the airplane impacted a snowbank, tipped on its nose, and came to rest facing eastward. The instructor stated he was at the airport, he checked wind and weather, and he approved this student's solo flight. He said that the wind at Clow before the flight was from 070 degrees at 5 knots. Recorded wind at Aurora Airport, Aurora, Illinois during the accident hour was from 140 degrees at 9 knots, at Midway Airport, Chicago, Illinois was from 100 degrees at 9 knots, and at DuPage Airport, West Chicago, Illinois was from 090 degrees at 8 knots. The student pilot's logbook showed training flights in four types of airplanes: Piper Cherokee 160 (PA-28-160), Piper Cherokee 180 (PA-28-180), Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 20-A1 (DA-20), and Cessna Skyhawk (C-172). He accumulated 5.1 hours in PA-28-160's, 9.2 hours in PA-28-180's, 1 hour in a DA-20, and 4.8 hours of flight time in C-172's before the accident flight. The student logbook recorded 6 landings and 2.7 dual hours of flight training in a C-172 before being endorsed to solo the C-172. The student accumulated, including the accident flight, a total of 4 solo landings and 1.6 solo hours of flight in C-172's. The student's crosswind flight training, per syllabus and logbook records, showed an introduction of crosswind takeoff, climb, approach, and landing starting in Lesson 6. The Lesson 6 was recorded as 1 hour of flight training and 3 landings in a PA-28-160. Lesson 7's review included crosswind takeoff, climb, approach, and landing and was recorded as 1 hour of flight time and 1 landing in a DA-20. Lesson 8's review included normal and/or crosswind approach and landing and was recorded as 1.1 hours of flight training and 1 landing in a PA-28-180. Lesson 9 listed normal takeoffs and landings for solo introduction and no indication of crosswind training was found in the logbook or in the syllabus for this published lesson. Lesson 10 was a stage check, which included a review of normal and/or crosswind takeoff, climb, approach, and landing and was recorded as .9 hour of flight training and 2 landings in a PA-28-180. Lesson 11 did not list any crosswind training in the syllabus nor was any documented in the logbook for this lesson. Lesson 12 did not list any crosswind training for this solo flight nor was any documented. Lesson 13 was not flown next. Lesson 14 was taught next and it was the first lesson documented with the student in a C-172. Lesson 14 did not list any crosswind training nor was any crosswind training documented in the 1.4 hours of flight time and 2 landings in a C-172. The next day Lesson 15 was taught. Part of Lesson 15's review was crosswind takeoffs and landings. The lesson was logged as 4 landings and 1.3 hours of flight training in a C-172. This was the first documented crosswind training in a C-172 that the student received. The student was endorsed to fly the C-172 solo this lesson date. Ten days later Lesson 16 was taught. Lesson 16 contained night flight training and no crosswind training was listed nor was any documented in this lesson. The flight was logged as 4 night landings, 1.1 hours of night, and 1.1 hours of flight training in a C-172. The student stated that winds were calm that night. Three days later the student started Lesson 13. The flight was logged as 1 landing and 1 hour of solo flight time in a C-172. The student stated that it was a normal takeoff and landing that was performed on this flight. Fourteen days later the student completed Lesson 13 with 3 landings and .6 hour of flight time in a C-172. The student stated that these were crosswind takeoffs and landings. The last Lesson 13 landing was the accident landing.
the pilot's inadequate directional control during landing roll. A factor was the snow bank.
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