CHI80FEC02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Jackson, MI · November 6, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 6, 1979
Place
Jackson, MI · JACKSON, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N68246Cessna 152
Status
Completed · report January 21, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791106033419A
Case key
133034

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3176   79/11/6   JACKSON,MI          CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1132                    N68246              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSON-REYNOLDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSON,MI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DURING FIRST SOLO FLT IP DID NOT START RIDE DUAL AS PER STANDARD SCHOOL PROCEDURE.

Aircraft

Registration
N68246
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Jackson-Reynolds

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.