- Date
- October 27, 1984, 16:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Fillmore, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N48809Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841027058769A
- Case key
- 24587
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Analysis
According to the pilot, unforecast wx was encountered in cruise at 6,500 ft. the student became lost and elected to make a precautionary landing in an unimproved field. The nose gear collapsed on touchdown and the acft nosed over coming to rest inverted. No effort was made by the pilot to get assistance from ATC when he became lost. Wx at the nearest observation facility, 18 miles northeast, was VMC with scattered clouds at 25,000 ft and visibility of 20 miles.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48809
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280975
- Airframe hours
- 2,620
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Alpha Aviation
- Registered owner
- Pamela J. Mitchell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1984 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- L71 · California City, CA
- Destination
- VNY · Van Nuys, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 42 total · 42 in this make and model · 5 as pilot in command · 42 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OXR, 18 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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