- Date
- June 19, 1984, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Eureka, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N67329Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840619060299A
- Case key
- 24316
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Analysis
The student plt was on his 5th landing when he encountered unfavorable wind & bounced hard. He stated that the wind got under the upwind wing & subsequently the acft pivoted nose down to the ground & was damaged. The student reported that the wind was from 320 deg at 15 gusting 25 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67329
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 81758
- Airframe hours
- 1,979
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Northern Air Transport Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 7, 1984 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- EKA
- Airport
- Murray Field, runway 29, 3,000 × 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
- 32
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 24 total · 24 in this make and model · 6 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 15 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.