Stupid student pilot crashed my discovery flight plane

When I soloed (not "solo'd"), my instructor didn't put down any wind limit.
 
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The plane I did my multiengine checkride in was totaled by a drug runner. Too bad, it was a nice plane (Travel Air).
 
The plane in better days:

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Weird. Our school lost 9456e this winter in a hangar collapse. Had to do a double take on this.

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A friend learned to fly in a gorgeous 150 Aerobat. The owner inexplicably kept it outside without tying it down. Microburst ended it. Sold for scrap I presume.
 
DavidWhite said:
30 knots is no joke in a 172 - was it direct across? IME That strong of a crosswind in the 172 will result in running out of rudder authority and side loading the gear.
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No, it was fairly direct but obviously any slight crosswind with that much gusts makes it a challenge to land smoothly. 30 knots gusts in a headwind is my personal limit so I was pushing it but it was a practice day so I wanted the challenge. Though, I went down to the coast where it was 8 kts gusting 16, but the traffic was using the longer runway with a direct crosswind. Ran out of rudder during the approach but below the tree line it was quite manageable.
 
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