Accident · 2005-09-18

NTSB case LAX05CA302 · Cessna 172S · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-09-18
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 172S (N121CW)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: WESTWIND AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Westwind Aviation

Probable cause

the pilot's selection of a downwind runway for landing and his inadequate compensation for the strong and gusty quartering tail wind conditions, which resulted in a tail strike during landing.

Source: NTSB case LAX05CA302

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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