Aviation Accident Summary MKC88LA106

LAKEVIEW, AR, USA

Aircraft #1

N75540

CESSNA 172

Analysis

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND CROSSWIND ON A 'ONE WAY' RUNWAY, THE PLT SAID A GUST OF WIND BLEW HIM TOWARDS SOME BORDERING TREES, SO HE MADE A DECISION TO 'GO AROUND'. THE PLT SAID HE APPLIED FULL THROTTLE AND RAISED THE FLAPS FROM THE FULL FLAP SETTING, AND SHORTLY AFTER, LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT. THE ACFT STALLED, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN, AND NOSED OVER.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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