- Date
- June 15, 1986, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Liberty, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N68729Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860615027789A
- Case key
- 34193
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The instructor stated that the student had done well during this dual session, and he felt that traffic pattern airwork would be appropriate. Traffic pattern entry and letdown were normal, but the student got too low and slow on the full flap final approach. He further stated that at this point he took control of the aircraft and tried to arrest the descent while maintaining airspeed. While initiating a go-around, he retracted the flaps and the aircraft landed hard on the runway in an unstable attitude. The right wing contacted the ground first, then the nose gear was sheared off as the airplane skidded to a stop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68729
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282342
- Airframe hours
- 4,040
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edward I. Duckworth Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 4, 1986 · 17 hours before
- Airport
- MO10 · Roosterville, runway 19, 2,780 × 20 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
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 389 total · 8 in this make and model · 182 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKC, 12 nm away
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 N68729 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.