- Date
- May 8, 1981
- Place
- Bridgeport, WV · BRIDGEPORT, WV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5440MCessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810508026629A
- Case key
- 126137
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0723 81/5/8 BRIDGEPORT,WV CESSNA 152 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 34, 29 TOTAL TIME - 1055 N5440M PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BENEDUM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLARKSBURG,WV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 64 100 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 3 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- X-WND GSTG 7KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5440M
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Benedum
N5440MRegistration cancelled Jan 2, 2020 · Cessna 152Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.