Incident Overview
A student pilot was conducting a landing approach to runway 6, a 4,000-foot-long, 60-foot-wide asphalt runway. During the landing flare, a gust of wind pushed the airplane to the left. The airplane touched down on the left side of the runway, then veered off the left edge and impacted quarry stone and brush.
Pilot Information
The pilot reported 96 hours of total flight experience, including 52 hours in the make and model of the airplane involved. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported.
Weather Conditions
Winds reported at an airport approximately 15 miles west-northwest of the accident site, about 30 minutes before the accident, were from 300 degrees at 10 knots with gusts to 15 knots. About 30 minutes after the accident, winds at the same airport were variable at 6 knots.
Sequence of Events
The student pilot entered the traffic pattern for runway 6. During the landing flare, a gust of wind caused the airplane to drift left. The airplane touched down on the left side of the runway, then departed the runway surface to the left, encountering quarry stone and brush before coming to rest.