Cessna 152 N24485

Summary

On 16 October 1986 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N24485, operated by Mississippi Aero, Inc., was involved in an accident near Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 October 1986 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Hattiesburg Muni (HBG)

Coordinates

31.3100, -89.2999

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N24485

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mississippi Aero, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA87FA009

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON A SUPERVISED SOLO FLT. HE STATED THAT HE HAD ALWAYS BEEN 'SCARED' OF LANDINGS & WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT TO LAND, THE WIND SOCK WAS STANDING 'STRAIGHT OUT.' HE LATER STATED THAT HE INTENDED TO CONTINUE FLYING AND THOUGHT THAT HE NEEDED MORE CROSSWIND LANDING TRAINING. HE INITIATED A CROSSWIND LANDING ON RWY 31 AND TOUCHED DOWN WITH FULL FLAPS. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, BOUNCED AN ESTIMATED 70 FT IN THE AIR, FELL OFF ON ONE WING & CRASHED TO THE GROUND. APRX 28 MI NORTH AT THE PINE BELT REGIONAL ARPT, THE WIND WAS FROM 010 DEG AT 5 KTS. THE ACFT HANDBOOK STATED THAT ONLY MINIMAL FLAP SETTINGS SHOULD BE USED WHEN LANDING IN A CROSSWIND WHILE CONSIDERING THE RWY LENGTH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.