# Incident 19800208020939I: Cessna 152, Bluefield, WV, February 8, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1980, 10:45 local time
- Place: Bluefield, WV
- Airport: Mercer Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2959° N, 81.2075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERCER COUNTY (BLF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2959&lon=-81.2075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5436B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,850 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800208020939I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

INSTRUCTOR PERMITTED STUDENT TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. INSTRUCTOR UNABLE TO SALVAGE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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