Accident · 2007-05-01

NTSB case CHI07CA128 · Cessna 172P · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-05-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 172P (N97224)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: American Flyers Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): American Flyers

Probable cause

The instructor's inadequate remedial action following the student pilot's loss of control during the crosswind landing and the instructor's failure to compensate for the wind conditions. Contributing factors were, the crosswind, the gusting wind conditions and the ditch.

Source: NTSB case CHI07CA128

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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