20141206021819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Berrien Springs, MI · December 6, 2014

Date: December 6, 2014 · 15:30 local
Place: Berrien Springs, MI
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N25979
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15CA073
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N25979Registered now · Cessna 152S/N 15280892 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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On 12/06/2014 this Cessna CE-152, N25979 was involved in a aircraft accident. Aircraft was landing runway 21 at andrews airpark, C20 and crossed intersecting runway 13, continued approximately 60 feet past runway 13. Ran up an embankment and to continued approximately an another 30 feet and flipped upside down. The pilot and sole occupant was not injured during this event.

As the FAA filed it

ON 12/06/2014 THIS CESSNA CE-152, N25979 WAS INVOLVED IN A AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING RUNWAY 21 AT ANDREWS AIRPARK, C20 AND CROSSED INTERSECTING RUNWAY 13, CONTINUED APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET PAST RUNWAY 13. RAN UP AN EMBANKMENT AND TO CONTINUED APPROXIMATELY AN ANOTHER 30 FEET AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED DURING THIS EVENT.

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 CEN15CA073Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBerrien Springs, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing and his poor decision not to abort the landing before the airplane traveled off the end of the airstrip.Dec 6, 2014 · Substantial damage