- Date
- August 5, 1985, 10:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Sand Springs, OK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N47300Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850805040439A
- Case key
- 21814
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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.
Undershoot
Planned approach - inadequateFactor
Loss of control - in flight
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateFactor
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Nose over
Analysis
The plt allowed the acft to get too low on the VFR final apch. He added pwr and stated a gust of wind tipped the acft tothe left. When he corrected for this the acft's nose dropped and the nose sheel contacted the ground and separated. The acft then nosed over into an inverted attitude and came to a stop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47300
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283211
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Woodrow P. Mullen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1985
- Airport
- OF8 · Pogue, runway 17, 3,500 × 17 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 67
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 365 total · 365 in this make and model · 365 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.