CHI81FEC03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Hillsdale, MI · November 6, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 6, 1980
Place
Hillsdale, MI · HILLSDALE, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7352WCessna 152
Status
Completed · report February 11, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19801106063829A
Case key
128074

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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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3-3443   80/11/6   HILLSDALE,MI        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N7352W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 23, 684 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            157 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILLSDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILLSDALE,MI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - WIND SHEAR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      12000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           57                                                      230
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 25KTS.AMENDED FORECAST 40MIN BFR TKOF TIME INCLUDED POSSIBILITY LOW LEVEL WINDSHEAR.

Aircraft

Registration
N7352W
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hillsdale

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N7352W · 1

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