- Date
- February 27, 1982, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Williamsburg, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N47559Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820227010419A
- Case key
- 73052
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During a VFR approach the pilot stated he was concentrating on not landing long. The aircraft touched down in snow about 50 feet short of the landing area and slid, nose down, for approximately 50 feet. The pilot had flown a total of 3.2 hours in the last 90 days.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47559
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 83234
- Airframe hours
- 516
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Amy Marie Carmien
- Registered owner
- Arthur Schubert
- Departed
- Y17 · Williamsburg, MI
- Destination
- Y17 · Williamsburg, MI
- Airport
- Y17 · Acme, runway 27, 1,900 × 0 ft, grass/turf
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
- 18
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 78 total · 3 in this make and model · 37 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Observed at
- TVC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N47559 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.