- Date
- May 19, 1982, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Ainsworth, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5399BCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820519016809A
- Case key
- 69702
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot elected to taxi on a closed runway that was used to store piles of corn. The pilot stated that a gust of wind forced the aircraft into a pile of corn causing substantial damage to the nose gear. Wind gusts were reported to 22 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5399B
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283861
- Airframe hours
- 186
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Rainbow Aviation
- Registered owner
- Timothy J. Knapp
- Departed
- Sidney, NE
- Destination
- Ainsworth, NE
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- ANW · Ainsworth Muni, runway 12, 5,500 × 90 ft, concrete
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
- 20
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 62 total · 59 in this make and model · 33 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 178 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ANW
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 N5399B · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.