Louisville, KY, USA
N20312
CESSNA 172M
The pilot reported that he was practicing touch and go landings from the right seat. During landing, there was a right cross wind that he did not correct for, and the airplane veered left off the runway and into a sign. During the impact, the left main landing gear fractured and rotated backwards, and the left horizontal stabilizer forward spar was substantially damaged.
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in cross wind conditions.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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