FTW82DA051

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Mckinney, TX · January 31, 1982

Accident · No injuriesFinal report
Date
January 31, 1982, 11:15 local (17:15 UTC)
Place
Mckinney, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6409MCessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report January 31, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19820131002509A
Case key
71630

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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.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Rudder - improper use ofPilot in commandCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentPilot in command
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll

Analysis

During local solo flight the aircraft veered off the left side of the runway resulting in substantial damage to the Cessna. The winds were gusting from 8 to 13 knots 35 degrees to the left of the runway heading.

Aircraft

Registration
N6409M
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15284713
Airframe hours
493
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Mckinney Aviation
Registered owner
Jim Koller
Departed
TKI · Mckinney, TX
Destination
TKI · Mckinney, TX
Airport
TKI · Mckinney, runway 35, 4,000 × 0 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
38
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Flight hours
28 total · 28 in this make and model · 5 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
315° at 8 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Temperature
95 °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 N6409M · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.