- Date
- February 1, 1987, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Woodbridge, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6558LCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 11310
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student was attempting the last of 3 full stop landings. The landing was made at minimum airspeed. The acft touched down left of the rwy centerline where afterwards the l main gear hit a snowbank alongside the rwy. A loss of directional control occurred and the acft nosed down in the snow. The student stated that the inspection plate behind the rudder pedals was bent up and may have interfered with his l-foot as he tried to steer the acft during the landing roll. The instructor stated that the l. main gear hit the snowbank about 1 second after touch down. The student is a private pilot; however he was restricted to student privileges pending a FAA medical flight because of defective vision in his left eye.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6558L
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284435
- Airframe hours
- 3,608
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Woodbridge Airport Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- W22 · Woodbridge, VA
- Airport
- W22 · Woodbridge, runway 19, 2,250 × 45 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 4,662 total · 12 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 200° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F
Other investigations on N6558L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.