19870113000389A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Columbia, SC · January 13, 1987

Date
January 13, 1987 · 12:55 local
Place
Columbia, SC
Airport
Columbia Owens Downtown
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N757XP
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87LA059
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
46 total35 in this make and model13 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.

The aircraft spun into the ground during landing practice. The solo student was attempting to avoid a flock of birds

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT SPUN INTO THE GROUND DURING LANDING PRACTICE.THE SOLO STUDENT WAS ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A FLOCK OF BIRDS

NTSB investigation

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