- Date
- June 21, 1985, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lexington, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N49214Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850621030409A
- Case key
- 6814
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Landing gear,main gear strut - separationFactor
Analysis
During landing on a private turf airstrip, the nose wheel struck a 'pot' hole. The nose wheel separated from the acft and the acft skidded to a stop resulting in substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49214
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281197
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Fred A. Smith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- Brad Bullock Fld
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.