- Date
- December 2, 1983, 10:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Thermal, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N94330Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831202059829A
- Case key
- 24109
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Analysis
After the student returned from a solo x-country, she encountered a x-wind condition during her landing. She reported that on final apch for the landing, she selected full flaps. Power was reduced to idle before touchdown. During the landing, the acft bounced, directional control was lost & the acft veered off the rwy onto soft ground. The nose gear then partially collapsed & the acft nosed over. The student did not remember receiving instruction in x-wind landing techniques.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94330
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285650
- Airframe hours
- 430
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-N2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- La Quinta Air Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 14, 1983 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- PSP · Palm Springs, CA
- Airport
- TRM · Thermal, runway 17, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 37 total · 37 in this make and model · 10 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TRM
FAA reports on this event · 1
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