- Date
- October 5, 1981
- Place
- Mcgregor, TX · MCGREGOR, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N49785Cessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811005068149A
- Case key
- 123737
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1965 81/10/5 MCGREGOR,TX CESSNA 152 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 35, 11 TOTAL TIME - 1800 N49785 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGREGOR MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCGREGOR,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- RAN OFF RWY INTO PLOWED FLD.WND GSTG 15KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49785
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mcgregor Muni
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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 N49785 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN25LA036Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBridgeport, TXThe student pilot’s delayed go-around from an unstabilized approach and failure to attain/maintain control during the go-around that resulted in an impact with terrain.NTSB CEN14LA351Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDenton, TXThe in-flight failure of the right wing’s rear spar.