- Date
- July 25, 1987, 07:55 local (13:55 UTC)
- Place
- Watkins, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N52MACessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870725044939A
- Case key
- 17283
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was practicing touch-and-go landings on rwy 26. He estimated the wind to be 180 deg at 8 KTS. The plt said that on the third landing attempt, a 15 kt gust of wind caused the acft to drift to the right. He attempted to correct with left aileron and right rudder. On touchdown, the acft veered off the right side of the rwy, dragging the right wing tip and nosing over. The plt noted that the crosswind gust exceeded acft crosswind capability. According to the acft handbook, the maximum demonstrated crosswind velocity is 12 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52MA
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283231
- Airframe hours
- 2,270
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gerry T. Himes
- Registered owner
- Gerry T Himes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 22, 1987
- Airport
- 1W1 · Front Range, runway 26, 8,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 171 total · 83 in this make and model · 116 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
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 N52MA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.