20160527009779A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150J · Albuquerque, NM · May 27, 2016

Date
May 27, 2016 · 14:33 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Albuquerque International Sunport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N60252
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA267
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
24 total24 in this make and model5 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.

On 05/27/2016, at approximately 1433 mountain time, a Cessna 150-J aircraft bearing registration number N60252 registered to privacy data omitted impacted the terrain, at 35° 1.21.20 n - 106° 35.22.15 w (approximately 1 mile southeast of runway 30 at Albuquerque International Sunport (kabq)). The aircraft was being operated on a part 91 flight on a solo student cross-country training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the sole occupant sustained minor injuries. The flight originated from Albuquerque double eagle airport (kaeg) at 0940 mountain time with intermediate stops at grants-milan airport (kgnt), socorro municipal airport (konm), kabq and a planned destination of kaeg.

As the FAA filed it

ON 05/27/2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 1433 MOUNTAIN TIME, A CESSNA 150-J AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N60252 REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED THE TERRAIN, AT 35° 1.21.20 N - 106° 35.22.15 W (APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF RUNWAY 30 AT ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT (KABQ)). THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PART 91 FLIGHT ON A SOLO STUDENT CROSS-COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ALBUQUERQUE DOUBLE EAGLE AIRPORT (KAEG) AT 0940 MOUNTAIN TIME WITH INTERMEDIATE STOPS AT GRANTS-MILAN AIRPORT (KGNT), SOCORRO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KONM), KABQ AND A PLANNED DESTINATION OF KAEG.

NTSB investigation

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