DECATUR, IL, USA
N2896N
CESSNA 120
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING CROSSWIND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 24 WHEN THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED TWICE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE IMMEDIATELY ADDED POWER AND THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT. FOLLOWING THE GROUND LOOP, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY. FIVE MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, HOWEVER, THE DECATUR FSS REPORTED WINDS FROM 210 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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