Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary NYC87LA111

DU BOIS, PA, USA

Aircraft #1

N67911

CESSNA 152

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.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

Get all the details on your iPhone or iPad with:

Aviation Accidents App

In-Depth Access to Aviation Accident Reports