- Date
- July 10, 1985, 11:54 local (16:54 UTC)
- Place
- Rochester, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N69037Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850710030509A
- Case key
- 13135
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot on first solo x-country was ld on the 7500 ft runway. Tower had cautioned on wake turbulance from departing DC-9. On flare sp said acft dropped in swerved left, cartwheeled and nosed down.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69037
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282452
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235 SERIES, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Wing'S Corp.
- Registered owner
- White Bear Finance Corp
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- FRM · Fairmont, MN
- Destination
- RST · Rochester, MN
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- RST · Rochester, runway 31, 7,535 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 21 total · 19 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 43 °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 N69037 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.