- Date
- May 20, 1984, 14:50 local (19:50 UTC)
- Place
- Lacey Springs, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6231BCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840520017689A
- Case key
- 6462
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
When the plt was arriving at the uncontrolled arpt, no UNICOM was available, since the office was closed. The plt elected to land on rwy 24 after seeing another acft depart. The 1st apch was aborted due to gusty winds. After the 2nd apch, the acft touched down about 1/3 down the rwy. The plt said that the wind blew the acft to the left. The left main gear dropped off the hard surface & the plt initiated a go-around. However, the nosewheel also went off the hard surface. It became buried in soft mud & the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6231B
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 152893910
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Underwood Aviation
- Registered owner
- Joanna Koonce
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 19, 1983 · 66 hours before
- Departed
- M82 · Huntsville, AL
- Airport
- 3M6 · South Huntsville, runway 24, 2,245 × 40 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 64 total · 64 in this make and model · 20 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 13 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HSV, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6231B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.