- Date
- June 12, 1983, 10:11 local (15:11 UTC)
- Place
- League City, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6450BCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830612024959A
- Case key
- 20927
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Analysis
After returning from a solo x-country, the student plt was landing. Shortly after flaring to land, a gust of wind 'deflected' the plane. The student decided to abort the landing & applied full throttle, but was not able to avoid touching down in a right crab. The acft bounced back in the air & went off the left side of the rwy & thru an adjacent fence. The student then closed the throttle to land; however, the left wing hit a small tree & the acft ground looped & nosed over. The student estimated the wind was from the se at 10 gusting 12 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6450B
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283935
- Airframe hours
- 1,698
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Clear Lake Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Airport
- SPX · Houston Gulf, runway 13, 5,000 × 60 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 46 total · 46 in this make and model · 8 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 10 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6450B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.