- Date
- May 12, 1982, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Chandeleur Isla, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N52049Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820512025509A
- Case key
- 70184
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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.
Analysis
While on a local photo and sight-seeing flight, the pilot elected to land on Chandeleur island. After landing, he prepared to depart, using the recommended soft field technique. During the takeoff, there was a strong crosswind which caused the aircraft to drift into softer sand. Rolling to a stop, the nose gear dug into the sand and the aircraft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52049
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274400
- Airframe hours
- 657
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-02J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- New Orleans Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- New Orleans Aviation, Inc.
- Departed
- NEW · New Orleans, La
- Destination
- NEW · New Orleans, La
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
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 624 total · 270 in this make and model · 502 as pilot in command · 92 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °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.