Cessna 152 N48600

Summary

On 2 May 1986 at about 17:20 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N48600, operated by Falcon Aircraft Parts & Acces., was involved in an accident near Wickenberg, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 May 1986 at 17:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Wickenberg, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Wickenburg Muni (E25)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N48600

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Falcon Aircraft Parts & Acces.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mesa → Wickenburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX86LA204

Nobody was 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

A CESSNA 152 VEERED OFF THE RWY AND NOSED OVER WHILE ON A VFR SOLO CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLT. THE PLT INDICATED THAT DURING ROLL THE ACFT BEGAN OSCILLATING UP AND DOWN FOR APRX 100 FEET OF TRAVEL DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE ACFT THEN VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PLT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND THE ACFT TURNED RIGHT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR THEN COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER COMING TO REST ON ITS BACK. THE PLT ALSO STATED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE WAS FLAT AND THAT THE ACFT HAD A HISTORY OF LOW AIR PRESSURE IN THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE. THERE WAS AN APPROXIMATE 5 KT DIRECT CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.