WILDWOOD, NJ, USA
N9555U
Grumman American AA1
The student pilot was landing on Runway 28, a 4,998 foot-long, 150 foot-wide, asphalt runway. The airplane touched down on the runway centerline, then veered to the right. The airplane departed the right side of the runway and impacted a snow bank. Winds reported at the airport, about the time of the accident, were from 250 degrees at 11 knots, with 16 knot gusts.
On February 7, 2000, about 1055 Eastern Standard Time, a Grumman American AA1, N9555U, was substantially damaged while landing at the Cape May County Airport (WWD), Wildwood, New Jersey. The certificated student pilot (SP) was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the flight that originated at the Northeast Philadelphia Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The training flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was landing on Runway 28, a 4,998 foot-long, 150 foot-wide, asphalt runway. In a written statement, the SP said the airplane touched down on the runway centerline, then veered to the right. The airplane departed the right side of the runway and impacted a snow bank. The SP did not reported any mechanical malfunctions. Review of the SP's logbook revealed he had accumulated about 63 hours of total flight experience. Winds reported at WWD, at 1115, were from 250 degrees at 11 knots, with 16 knot gusts.
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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