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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Deland, FL · August 21, 2012

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Date
August 21, 2012 · 14:58 local
Place
Deland, FL
Airport
Deland-Taylor Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N49054
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA12CA521
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
411 total98 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days
N49054Registration cancelled Jul 12, 2017 · Cessna 152S/N 15281125 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During attempted landing on Deland (kded) runway 23, aircraft experienced loss of control on touchdown, resulting in porpoising, nosewheel & propeller strike, and separation of nosewheel from aircraft. Aircraft came to rest inverted in grass alongside left (south) side of runway. Vertical stabilizer bent at top due to impact forces as it inverted; left wing spar damage suspected due to post-impact wing distortion and misalignment with airframe. Pilot sustained minor injuries; aircraft incurred substantial damage. Pilot stated she observed rapidly deteriorating weather in vicinity of the airport (kded) and elected to land. Pilot stated she felt turbulence on downwind; intensity increased as approach progressed. Pilot stated worst turbulence was just past the tree line on short final. Pilot stated she was using partial flaps, approx 15-20 deg. Pilot stated she did not consider diverting to another airport, due to engine having just been overhauled. Pilot stated the approach became unstable in-close, and she elected to go around. Pilot recollection sketchy thereafter. Aircraft made ground contact at low power setting and high angle of impact onto nose wheel and propeller. Nosewheel separated, aircraft slid off left shoulder and flipped as nose strut dug into earth. The kded 1855Z AWOS report indicated winds from 310 deg (t) at 25 kt, gusting to 34 kt. For runway 23, this would mean a right crosswind of at least 23 kt, gusting as high as 33 kt. Moreover, radar imagery from the 1909Z NWS radar at melbourne indicated strong cells just west and northwest of the airport.

As the FAA filed it

DURING ATTEMPTED LANDING ON DELAND (KDED) RUNWAY 23, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF CONTROL ON TOUCHDOWN, RESULTING IN PORPOISING, NOSEWHEEL & PROPELLER STRIKE, AND SEPARATION OF NOSEWHEEL FROM AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED IN GRASS ALONGSIDE LEFT (SOUTH) SIDE OF RUNWAY. VERTICAL STABILIZER BENT AT TOP DUE TO IMPACT FORCES AS IT INVERTED; LEFT WING SPAR DAMAGE SUSPECTED DUE TO POST-IMPACT WING DISTORTION AND MISALIGNMENT WITH AIRFRAME.PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES; AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.PILOT STATED SHE OBSERVED RAPIDLY DETERIORATING WEATHER IN VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT (KDED) AND ELECTED TO LAND. PILOT STATED SHE FELT TURBULENCE ON DOWNWIND; INTENSITY INCREASED AS APPROACH PROGRESSED. PILOT STATED WORST TURBULENCE WAS JUST PAST THE TREE LINE ON SHORT FINAL. PILOT STATED SHE WAS USING PARTIAL FLAPS, APPROX 15-20 DEG. PILOT STATED SHE DID NOT CONSIDER DIVERTING TO ANOTHER AIRPORT, DUE TO ENGINE HAVING JUST BEEN OVERHAULED.PILOT STATED THE APPROACH BECAME UNSTABLE IN-CLOSE, AND SHE ELECTED TO GO AROUND. PILOT RECOLLECTION SKETCHY THEREAFTER. AIRCRAFT MADE GROUND CONTACT AT LOW POWER SETTING AND HIGH ANGLE OF IMPACT ONTO NOSE WHEEL AND PROPELLER. NOSEWHEEL SEPARATED, AIRCRAFT SLID OFF LEFT SHOULDER AND FLIPPED AS NOSE STRUT DUG INTO EARTH.THE KDED 1855Z AWOS REPORT INDICATED WINDS FROM 310 DEG (T) AT 25 KT, GUSTING TO 34 KT. FOR RUNWAY 23, THIS WOULD MEAN A RIGHT CROSSWIND OF AT LEAST 23 KT, GUSTING AS HIGH AS 33 KT. MOREOVER, RADAR IMAGERY FROM THE 1909Z NWS RADAR AT MELBOURNE INDICATED STRONG CELLS JUST WEST AND NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT.

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 ERA12CA521Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportDeland, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control on final approach in gusting wind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to operate in an environment of thunderstorms and rapidly deteriorating weather.Aug 21, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N49054 · 2

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

Incident 20060822018219ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Daytona Beach, FL(-23) Student was on take-off from rwy 7R at lift off the aircraft would not climb and then sank back onto the runway. The aircraft ran off end of runway.Aug 22, 2006 · Minor damageAccident 19870219003959ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Plano, TXThe student pilot over controlled on landing and the aircraft veered off the runway.Feb 19, 1987 · Substantial damage