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NTSB investigation record

CHI93LA082

Completed

Cessna 140· N3571V

NTSB Report
Date
January 31, 1993
Location
Warren, MN
Conditions
VMC
Record
Published October 25, 1993

Primary finding

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for variable wind conditions during landing. The crosswind was a factor.

Investigator assessment

Analysis narrative

The pilot reported he landed on runway 36 with winds out of 270 degrees at 10 knots. He stated after touchdown the aircraft veered off the left side of the airstrip where it struck a snowbank and nosed over. The pilot stated '...the tree fence and hangars causes (sic) wind to e very variable on strip.

Source record

Factual narrative

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