- Date
- October 2, 1985, 12:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Crivitz, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N52142Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851002053859A
- Case key
- 13362
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt lost directional control of the acft during the landing roll in x-wind conditions. As the acft veered to the left side of the rwy it struck a rwy light. The arpt owner stated the acft touched down in a crabbed position and the local winds were from 200 degs at 12 to 14 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52142
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274423
- Airframe hours
- 1,375
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- A & M Aviation
- Registered owner
- J. W. Blackwell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 22, 1985
- Departed
- MNM · Menominee, MI
- Airport
- 4WI3 · Neveln, runway 27, 2,500 × 120 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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 165 total · 96 in this make and model · 111 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N52142 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.