- Date
- April 15, 1987, 13:58 local (17:58 UTC)
- Place
- Manchester, NH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N24784Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870415009979A
- Case key
- 30629
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Lack of total experience in type operationFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Analysis
The Cessna 152 was making a touch and go on rwy 35 with the winds reported to be 170 degrees at 11 knots. The pilot lost control after touchdown and veered off the runway to the left. The aircraft struck a runway light and flipped over receiving substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24784
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280377
- Airframe hours
- 2,299
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William L. Twining
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- ASH · Nashua, NH
- Airport
- MHT · Manchester, runway 35, 7,001 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 109 total · 65 in this make and model · 48 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MHT, 1 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.