NANTUCKET, MA, USA
N739ZU
CESSNA 172N
PLT ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR LANDING AND WAS ADVISED OF A CROSS-WIND SITUATION. PLT WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPORT AND REQUESTED A FULL PATTERN CIRCUIT TO OBSERVE CONDITIONS. ON LNDG FLARE WITH FULL FLAPS AND LEFT CROSS-WIND CORRECTION INPUT, A GUST CARRIED THE ACFT TO RIGHT OF RWY SURFACE. ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON LEFT GEAR AND SWERVED LEFT. PLT APPLIED POWER FOR GO-AROUND, CROSSED RUNWAY TOWARD CONSTRUCTION AREA ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. TWR CONTROLLER BROADCAST 'KILL THE THROTTLE.' PLT CUT POWER AS ACFT ENTERED CONSTRUCTION SITE AND NOSED OVER IN ROUGH TERRAIN. PLT RECALL IS THAT GO-AROUND EFFORT WAS SUCCEEDING UNTIL POWER CUT BUT CONTROLLER STATED ACFT WAS ACCELERATING ON GRND TOWARD OBVIOUS HAZARD; ELT SIGNAL ACTIVATED DURING HIS TRANSMISSION. WITNESS STATED THAT WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 30 KTS WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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