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N4823B accident description

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Crash location 30.602500°N, 77.071389°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect.
Nearest city Indian Head, MD
38.600119°N, 77.162202°W
552.6 miles away
Tail number N4823B
Accident date 20 Jul 2010
Aircraft type Cessna 152
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

According to the pilot, he received a weather briefing that stated there was a convective SIGMET (significant meteorological information) over the airport and the storm would be arriving in about one hour. After receiving the briefing, the pilot preflighted the airplane, and proceeded to take off of runway 18 on a local solo flight. The pilot stated that during different phases of each traffic pattern, he had a difficult time due to the gusty wind conditions. On final approach to runway 18, he realized that the airspeed and altitude of the airplane were too high and he initiated a go-around. The pilot stated that he recognized "the difficultly landing in gusty conditions" and requested assistance over the UNICOM frequency. A pilot, who was required to monitor the solo flight, advised the student pilot to fly away from the airport and set up for a long final approach to runway 36. On final approach, the pilot of the accident airplane stated that he "continued to encounter gusty conditions" and was advised to lower the left wing of the airplane to compensate for the crosswind. The pilot stated when the airplane first touched down, it was a "rough landing," and "the airplane bounced a few times." The airplane overran the end of the runway and hit a small ditch damaging the firewall. The pilot did not report any mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane. Winds, recorded at an airport 8 miles to the northwest about the time of the accident, were from 260 degrees at 10 knots, gusting to 18 knots.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's loss of control while landing in gusting crosswind conditions.

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