- Date
- July 29, 1982, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Chatfield, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6489BCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820729040109A
- Case key
- 70207
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that he was landing on runway 36 at a private airport with a crosswind from 300 deg at 17, gusting 26 KTS. The wind was blowing over tall trees along the left side of the runway, near the approach end. The pilot stated that this resulted in a downdraft and/or a loss of airspeed. Subsequently, the aircraft landed hard damaging the nose gear mounting, propeller, engine fire wall and cabin floor.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6489B
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283940
- Airframe hours
- 864
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Freeman H. Welch
- Registered owner
- Lee Anderson
- Departed
- Chatfield, MN
- Destination
- Chatfield, MN
- Airport
- Meadowbrook, runway 36, 1,800 × 50 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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 363 total · 143 in this make and model · 139 as pilot in command · 88 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 26 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 172 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RST
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 N6489B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.