NYC87LA111

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Du Bois, PA · March 21, 1987

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
March 21, 1987, 14:07 local (18:07 UTC)
Place
Du Bois, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N67911Cessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report January 11, 1989
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19870321007179A
Case key
30621

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - improperPilot in commandCause
Flare - improperPilot in commandCause
Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in command
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled

Analysis

The student plt initiated a touch-&-go landing on rwy 7 with a left, quartering headwind. He rprtd that when the acft was at about 10 ft AGL with the left wing 'dipped' into the wind, the left wing & nose dropped & the plane impacted the rwy. The acft then veered off the left side of the rwy. Drg the occurrence, the eng mounts, nosewheel attach point & prop were damaged. The student rprtd the wind was from 040 deg at 10 gusting 17 KTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N67911
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15282094
Airframe hours
2,180
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Stenson Aviation, Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · September 23, 1986 · 80 hours before
Departed
BVI · Beaver Falls, PA
Destination
DUJ · Du Bois, PA
Flight plan
VFR
Airport
DUJ · Du Bois-Jefferson County, runway 7, 5,505 × 100 ft, asphalt

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
27
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
35 total · 35 in this make and model · 4 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
40° at 10 knots, gusting 17
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
46 °F, dew point 21 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N67911 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.