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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Berrien Springs, MI · March 6, 1979

Date
March 6, 1979 · 20:40 local
Place
Berrien Springs, MI
Airport
Andrews Universit
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N25389
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79DET20
Reported as
Cessna 152
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
249 total20 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On a night touch and go landing, the pilot let the aircraft hit drifted snow on edge of runway. Collpased nose gear

As the FAA filed it

ON A NIGHT TOUCH AND GO LANDING, THE PILOT LET THE AIRCRAFT HIT DRIFTED SNOW ON EDGE OF RUNWAY. COLLPASED NOSE GEAR

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.