- Date
- March 28, 1982, 07:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Tucson, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4816XCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820328006599A
- Case key
- 72866
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During flight, the student pilot heard a loud noise from the engine and landed at a nearby airport. He reported that during the landing, a gust of wind was encountered, the left wing came up and the nose veered left. At that time, the right spindle attachment broke and the strut dug into the pavement and came through the floor. The engine noise was from a blown exhaust gasket on the number one cylinder. The pilot reported that the wind was shifting and gusting to 15 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4816X
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15064866
- Airframe hours
- 2,935
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- David G. Lepo
- Registered owner
- David G. Lepo
- Departed
- RYN · Tucson, AZ
- Destination
- RYN · Tucson, AZ
- Airport
- E14 · Avra Valley, runway 12, 3,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 46 total · 46 in this make and model · 16 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 12 knots
- Temperature
- 140 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4816X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.