- Date
- May 12, 1984, 15:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Mcarthur, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N94702Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840512017049A
- Case key
- 12609
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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
The plt stated that during final approach at about 5 ft above the ground the acft was struck by a gust of wind that lifted the acft about 20 to 30 ft up and to the left of the runway. He stated tha a downdraft placed the acft in a position where 'maximum effort' was needed to climb over a hangar but he found himself 'boxed in by powerlines.' He chose to fly under the lines and make an emergency landing. The acft went through a fence and flipped over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94702
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285767
- Airframe hours
- 330
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-N2L, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Central Skyport, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 17, 1984 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- CMH · Columbus, OH
- Destination
- 221 · Mcarthur, OH
- Airport
- 221 · Vinton Co., runway 26, 3,850 × 75 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
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 62 total · 62 in this make and model · 28 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 15 knots, gusting 21
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PKB, 48 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.