- Date
- March 7, 1985, 09:33 local (15:33 UTC)
- Place
- Memphis, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6489MCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850307005989A
- Case key
- 6756
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft bounced during lndg in 10KT x-wind. The stu plt was on his 3rd unsupvr solo. The acft went off the rwy on the rt side & collapsed the nose lndg gear. The student had 28 hrs total flt time with a logbook restriction entered by his instructor to restrict lndgs to 12KT wind with a max x-wind component of 8KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6489M
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284753
- Airframe hours
- 16,461
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Lazy Eight Flying School
- Registered owner
- Memphis Aircraft Leasing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1985 · 137 hours before
- Airport
- MEM · Memphis International, runway 27, 8,926 × 150 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
- Age
- 67
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 28 total · 27 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEM
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 N6489M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.