- Date
- February 14, 1982, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Lambertville, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5543JCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820214003909A
- Case key
- 71345
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot and 3 passengers returned to the airport after a flight in the local area. A normal approach was made with 20 degrees of flaps for a crosswind landing. The pilot reported that his approach speed was a little fast. During landing, the aircraft ballooned, bounced and drifted to the left. The left main gear encountered a snowbank and the plane swung to the left with the right wing swinging down. The right wing, lower cowling and propeller were damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5543J
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273815
- Airframe hours
- 295
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Douglas D. Mcadams
- Registered owner
- Douglas D. Mcadams
- Departed
- 5G9 · Lambertville, MI
- Destination
- 5G9 · Lambertville, MI
- Airport
- 5G9 · Toledo Suburban, runway 27, 3,258 × 50 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
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Invalid Medical for flight
- Flight hours
- 211 total · 6 in this make and model · 110 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 95 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.