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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Carson City, NV · July 7, 1983

Date: July 7, 1983 · 11:00 local
Place: Carson City, NV
Airport: Carson City
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5262M
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX83LA325
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 29 total29 in this make and model29 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.

Ballooned on crosswind landing. Drifted off runway. Tried to go around. Lost control. Hit ground and flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

BALLOONED ON CROSSWIND LANDING. DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY.TRIED TO GO AROUND.LOST CONTROL. HIT GROUND AND FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX83LA325Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCarson City, NVThe student pilot said crosswind gusts blew the acft to the right of the rwy just prior to touchdown. Electing a go-around, the pilot said he was into initial climb when the acft lost airspeed, bounded off the ground into a stall, landed on the nose gear and…Jul 7, 1983 · Substantial damage