- Date
- December 29, 1982, 15:28 local (21:28 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Worth, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N89757Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821229065189A
- Case key
- 70727
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt was cleared to land on rwy 34R but overflew his base leg & turned final to rwy 34L. He turned in close behind a C-150 that was cleared to land on 34L & was instructed by the tower to go-around. The acft was observed flying the length of the rwy deviating left & right, & then crash in an open field north of rwy 34L. After touchdown the acft went through a creek & collided with an embankment on the FAR side. The plt said he attempted the go-around with full flaps down.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89757
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282855
- Airframe hours
- 3,269
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Boardman Flight Academy
- Registered owner
- Boardman Flight Academy
- Departed
- FTW · Fort Worth, TX
- Destination
- FTW · Fort Worth, TX
- Airport
- FTW · Meacham Field, runway 34L, 4,000 × 75 ft, macadam
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 66 total · 66 in this make and model · 16 as pilot in command · 66 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 109 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTW
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 N89757 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.