37.2959° N, 81.2075° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at MERCER COUNTY (BLF), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 8, 1980 · 10:45 local
Place
Bluefield, WV
Airport
Mercer Co
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5436B
Reported as
Cessna 152
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,850 total1,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Instructor permitted student to lose directional control on landing. Instructor unable to salvage.
As the FAA filed it
INSTRUCTOR PERMITTED STUDENT TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. INSTRUCTOR UNABLE TO SALVAGE.