NONE · Cessna 172S · 2003-06-08 · PRESCOTT, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX03LA186
Event ID
20030612X00860
Type
Accident
Date
2003-06-08
Location
PRESCOTT, AZ, USA
Coordinates
34.654445, -112.419441
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
172S
Registration
N519ER
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control. Also causal was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight in allowing the student to perform a solo flight with a strong, gusting crosswind near the factory demonstrated crosswind component limit. Factors to the accident were the gusty crosswind conditions, and a lack of flight school standards pertaining to student pilot supervised solo flights in challenging weather conditions.