19881108050489A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Leesburg, VA · November 8, 1988

Date
November 8, 1988 · 13:00 local
Place
Leesburg, VA
Airport
Leesburg Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N93031
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO89LA007
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,025 total1,700 in this make and model55 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.

Too slow on final until a wing stalled and dropped. Check pilot took over but aircraft hit runway nose and wing low

As the FAA filed it

TOO SLOW ON FINAL UNTIL A WING STALLED AND DROPPED. CHECK PILOT TOOK OVER BUT AIRCRAFT HIT RUNWAY NOSE AND WING LOW

NTSB investigation

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