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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Arlington, TX · May 30, 2020

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Date
May 30, 2020 · 20:27 local
Place
Arlington, TX
Airport
Arlington Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N757BE
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN20CA202
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
181 total180 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
N757BERegistration cancelled Dec 3, 2022 · Cessna 152S/N 15279603 · 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.

On may 30, 2020, at approximately 2027 CST, N757BE, a 1977 Cessna 152, was traveling from granbury regional airport to Arlington Municipal Airport, on a southeast heading, for landing on runway 16 at Arlington Municipal Airport. Visual meteoroligical conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time. Upon touch down on the runway, a cross wind gust lifted the left wing of the aircraft, to which the pilot attempted to correct the condition but lost control of the aircraft. As a result, the aircraft departed the runway to its left while entering a ground loop condition.

During the ground loop skid, the right main landing gear and its attachment point ripped out and folded underneath the aircraft. The aircraft came to a rest, facing northeast, on it nose and right wing.

The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the forward lower fuselage, right main landing gear and the right wing strut attachment point at the fuselage. The left side of the nose separated from the fuselage from just below the wing leading edge down to the left wing strut fuselage attachment point. The windshield was also broken in several areas. The left main landing gear was still attached to the aircraft but damaged. One of the propeller blades had a slight bend on it. The aft fuselage, empanage and tail wheel were intact.

The two occupants of the aircraft, the pilot and his passenger, were uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 30, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 2027 CST, N757BE, A 1977 CESSNA 152, WAS TRAVELING FROM GRANBURY REGIONAL AIRPORT TO ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ON A SOUTHEAST HEADING, FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 16 AT ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLIGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME. UPON TOUCH DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, A CROSS WIND GUST LIFTED THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT, TO WHICH THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE CONDITION BUT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO ITS LEFT WHILE ENTERING A GROUND LOOP CONDITION.

DURING THE GROUND LOOP SKID, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND ITS ATTACHMENT POINT RIPPED OUT AND FOLDED UNDERNEATH THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST, FACING NORTHEAST, ON IT NOSE AND RIGHT WING.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD LOWER FUSELAGE, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE RIGHT WING STRUT ATTACHMENT POINT AT THE FUSELAGE. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NOSE SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE FROM JUST BELOW THE WING LEADING EDGE DOWN TO THE LEFT WING STRUT FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT POINT. THE WINDSHIELD WAS ALSO BROKEN IN SEVERAL AREAS. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT BUT DAMAGED. ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES HAD A SLIGHT BEND ON IT. THE AFT FUSELAGE, EMPANAGE AND TAIL WHEEL WERE INTACT.

THE TWO OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER, WERE UNINJURED.

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 CEN20CA202Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportArlington, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane directional control during a gusty crosswind landing.May 31, 2020 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N757BE · 2

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

Incident 19800719077169IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · San Diego, CAStudent crossed active runway without clearance.Jul 19, 1980 · Reported as Cessna 150Accident 19770917039439AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Ft Lauderdale, FLSep 17, 1977 · Reported as Cessna A150K · Substantial damage