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Cessna 172 instructor reported that during landing the student encountered a sharp crosswind causing damage to the wingtip and propeller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1428997 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Wingtip |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
Narrative:
Student reported: 'at about 8 miles out I got the ASOS and it reported winds 050 at 7 so I set up for a 45 degree downwind for runway 09 however once I got closer and tuned to the unicom the pilots in the area were reporting shifty and gusty winds and that 09 was the best for landing at that point on approach everything seemed normal. Then at 5 feet above the ground I got a sharp crosswind gust of at least 15 knots which caused the right wing to strike the runway while trying to save the plane from flipping the prop struck the ground.'right plastic wing tip broken. Prop on both sides bent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Cessna 172 instructor reported that during landing the student encountered a sharp crosswind causing damage to the wingtip and propeller.
Narrative: Student reported: 'At about 8 miles out I got the ASOS and it reported winds 050 at 7 so I set up for a 45 degree downwind for Runway 09 however once I got closer and tuned to the Unicom the pilots in the area were reporting shifty and gusty winds and that 09 was the best for landing at that point on approach everything seemed normal. Then at 5 feet above the ground I got a sharp crosswind gust of at least 15 knots which caused the right wing to strike the runway while trying to save the plane from flipping the prop struck the ground.'Right plastic wing tip broken. Prop on both sides bent.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.