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N20931 accident description

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Crash location 36.987222°N, 77.001111°W
Nearest city Wakefield, VA
36.968206°N, 76.989683°W
1.5 miles away
Tail number N20931
Accident date 31 Oct 2006
Aircraft type Cessna 172M
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

While on a solo cross country flight in a Cessna 172M, the student pilot elected to divert instead of continuing with his planned flight after the airplane's radios began to operate intermittently and the electrical system failed. During the landing at the diversionary airport, the winds were gusting at 18 to 25 knots, though the winds had been originally forecast to be favorable for his route of flight. During the landing the airplane lost "lift," touched down on the nose landing gear, and porpoised about three times before the student pilot was able to regain control. A post accident examination of the airplane revealed that it had incurred substantial damage. No anomalies with the electrical system were discovered.

NTSB Probable Cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain control during the landing. A factor to the accident was the wind gusts.

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