- Date
- November 24, 1985, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Franktown, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6122PCessna C-152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851124057949A
- Case key
- 16887
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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.
In flight encounter with weather
Terrain condition - mountainous/hillyFactor
Go-around - delayedCause
Overconfidence in personal abilityCause
Weather condition - turbulenceCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - rough/unevenFactor
Analysis
According to the plt, upon initiating a pwr recovery after a simulated forced landing, the acft in which he and his pax were in, encountered turbulence. The plt stated that the acft contacted the ground shortly thereafter. The plt said he allowed the acft to descend to 25 ft AGL before initiating the pwr recovery.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6122P
- Reported as
- Cessna C-152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284977
- Airframe hours
- 1,523
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Aspen Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Travis K. Pethe
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 25, 1985 · 72 hours before
- Departed
- APA · Aurora, CO
- Destination
- 00V · Falcon, CO
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 13,438 total · 37 in this make and model · 8,759 as pilot in command · 193 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- APA, 18 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.