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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Buckeye, AZ · May 24, 2006

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Date
May 24, 2006 · 07:30 local
Place
Buckeye, AZ
Airport
Buckeye Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6136B
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX06CA181
Reported as
Cessna 152
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,400 total12 in this make and model220 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.

(-23) Cessna 152 N6136B with two (2) persons on board was conducting proficiency landings at Buckeye Municipal Airport (bxk), Buckeye, Arizona. On the fifth (5) landing (first wheel landing of the day, previous landings had been full stall landings) the pilot lost control and ground looped the aircraft. Wind was calm as per pilot and passenger. Damage to the aircraft consisted of propeller, right main gear box, right main landing gear leg, right aileron, right wing tip, right wing has extensive damage to ribs from the tip of the wing to the fuselage attach points, right wing has wrinkles on top and bottom skin panels, right main gear leg broke into two (2) pieces; no indication of previous damage on gear leg. Right aileron is jammed and will not move. Aircraft had Texas tailwheel conversion. Pilot had received 5.9 hours of dual instruction and had the 14 CFR 61.31 (I)(l) tailwheel endorsement. Pilot had obtained an additional 6.1 PIC time in this aircraft. No additional causal factors at this time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CESSNA 152 N6136B WITH TWO (2) PERSONS ON BOARD WAS CONDUCTING PROFICIENCY LANDINGS AT BUCKEYE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BXK), BUCKEYE, ARIZONA. ON THE FIFTH (5) LANDING (FIRST WHEEL LANDING OF THE DAY, PREVIOUS LANDINGS HAD BEEN FULL STALL LANDINGS) THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT. WIND WAS CALM AS PER PILOT AND PASSENGER. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF PROPELLER, RIGHT MAIN GEAR BOX, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG, RIGHT AILERON, RIGHT WING TIP, RIGHT WING HAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO RIBS FROM THE TIP OF THE WING TO THE FUSELAGE ATTACH POINTS, RIGHT WING HAS WRINKLES ON TOP AND BOTTOM SKIN PANELS, RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEG BROKE INTO TWO (2) PIECES; NO INDICATION OF PREVIOUS DAMAGE ON GEAR LEG. RIGHT AILERON IS JAMMED AND WILL NOT MOVE. AIRCRAFT HAD TEXAS TAILWHEEL CONVERSION. PILOT HAD RECEIVED 5.9 HOURS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION AND HAD THE 14 CFR 61.31 (I)(L) TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT. PILOT HAD OBTAINED AN ADDITIONAL 6.1 PIC TIME IN THIS AIRCRAFT. NO ADDITIONAL CAUSAL FACTORS AT THIS TIME.

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 LAX06CA181Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBuckeye, AZthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.May 24, 2006 · Substantial damage