- Date
- November 8, 1984, 09:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Alton, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N94494Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841108061239A
- Case key
- 12953
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Analysis
While on a solo training flt, the student plt flew from centralia to Alton, IL, & entered the traffic pattern to land onrwy 11. The wind was reported from 170 deg at 12 KTS gusting to 20 KTS. During the apch, the acft was blown to the left side of the rwy where it touched down. Due to recent construction, there was an area of soft dirt beside the rwy. The student stated that the left gear went off the rwy into the soft terrain & the acft subsequently nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94494
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285691
- Airframe hours
- 1,023
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-N2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Airbusiness Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 18, 1984
- Departed
- ENL · Centralia, IL
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- ALN · Louis Regional, runway 11, 6,500 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 24 total · 24 in this make and model · 5 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 12 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ALN
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N94494 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.