# Accident 20110517008399A: Cessna 152, Pickneyville, IL, May 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2011, 11:45 local time
- Place: Pickneyville, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: BNZS
- Location: 37.7781° N, 89.2519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7781&lon=-89.2519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6238P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6238P-2018-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,036 total, 510 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110517008399A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN11CA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA344), May 17, 2011: Cessna 152 (N6238P), Carbondale, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's relinquishing of the flight controls during the landing flare and the flight instructor's delay in taking remedial action.

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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