CUSTER, SD, USA
N2346U
CESSNA 172D
THE PLT AND HIS PLT-RATED PAX WERE LANDING ON RWY 7 (4700 FT X 50 FT) AT CUSTER COUNTY ARPT (5602 FT MSL), CUSTER, SD. THE PLT ESTIMATED THE WINDS TO BE FROM 180 DEG AT 15 KTS. ANOTHER PLT AT THE ARPT ESTIMATED THE WINDS TO BE OUT OF THE SE AT 20 TO 25 KTS ALL THAT DAY. THE PLT SAID HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RWY AND THE X-WIND BLEW HIM TO THE LEFT. THE PLT TOLD FAA OFFICIALS THAT AS HE STARTED TO FLARE FOR LANDING, THE ACFT STARTED DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. AFTER THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN, IT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH A ROCK PILE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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