- Date
- June 26, 1988, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Meridianville, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5075RCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880626046549A
- Case key
- 7778
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that he attempted to make a touch and go ldg at the departure arpt before heading out on the first leg of a cross-country flt. The airplane encountered a gust of wind at touchdown and veered off the side of the rwy. The airplane subsequently impacted a dirt bank and nosed over. The plt did not report experiencing any mechanical problems.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5075R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17263313
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Hangar C. Aviation Inc.
- Registered owner
- Camp, Howard C.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Destination
- RMG · Rome, GA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- M82 · Huntsville Arpt North, runway 36, 3,765 × 60 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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 120 total · 60 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 17 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 100 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HSV, 17 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.