20110517008399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Pickneyville, IL · May 17, 2011

Date
May 17, 2011 · 11:45 local
Place
Pickneyville, IL
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
BNZS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6238P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11CA344
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,036 total510 in this make and model61 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.

During landing flare, in a crosswind, the right wing tip struck the ground after the student pilot let go of the controls. The instructor took control of the aircraft and completed the landing without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING FLARE, IN A CROSSWIND, THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AFTER THE STUDENT PILOT LET GO OF THE CONTROLS. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND COMPLETED THE LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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