- Date
- July 10, 1985, 15:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place
- Almont, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N66944Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850710036579A
- Case key
- 13127
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt stated that during touchdown the acft bounced back into the air. On the second touchdown, the acft swerved to the left and departed the rwy. It then rolled until the left wing struck a small tree, causing substantial damage to that wing. The landing rwy heading was 040 degrees and the winds were estimated to be 340 degrees at 10 knots with 'slight' gusts. He also stated that light turbulence existed in the traffic pattern at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66944
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281679
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Almont Air Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 12, 1985 · 36 hours before
- Airport
- 37G · Almont, runway 4, 2,280 × 30 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 59 total · 49 in this make and model · 7 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 10 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DET, 50 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.
Other investigations on N66944 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.