# Accident 19940831024909A: Cessna 152, Headland, AL, August 31, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1994, 16:30 local time
- Place: Headland, AL
- Airport: Headland Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3495° N, 85.3407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3495&lon=-85.3407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64903, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64903-2002-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940831024909A

## Narrative

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

ON CROSSWIND LANDING PRACTICE DRIFTED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY AND STRUCK A HAY BALE. HAD LANDED ON NOSE WHEEL. BOUNCED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL94LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA168), Aug 31, 1994: Cessna 152 (N64903), Headland, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the student pilot to maintain control of the aircraft during a crosswind landing.

## Other reports on N64903 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19851224069579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851224069579I), Dec 24, 1985: Cessna 152 (N64903), Dothan, AL, Minor damage. Gust of wind caused aircraft to veer. Directional control lost and struck runway light. Nose gear collapsed.

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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