ABILENE, TX, USA
N5096D
CESSNA 172
DURING AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 THE STUDENT PILOT ENCOUNTERED MILD TURBULENCE AND HIGH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF TWENTY FOUR KNOTS FROM THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN A RAPID DESCENT FROM APPROXIMATELY FIFTY FEET RESULTING IN THE PILOT LOSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, FOLLOWED BY GROUND IMPACT.
PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR GUSTY WIND CONDITION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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