Cessna 152 N24472

Summary

On 30 July 2010 at about 00:50 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N24472 was involved in an accident near Breckenridge, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 July 2010 at 00:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Breckenridge, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Private airstrip (PVT)

Coordinates

43.4833, -84.4667

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N24472

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Midland → Breckenridge

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA467

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to mantain directional control during the aborted landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was landing to the east on the turf runway. He said that there was a 5-knot, 90-degree crosswind from the north. He stated that he aborted two approaches when the airplane was over the runway because the crosswind was taking the airplane off course. On the third approach, the airplane touched down in the center of the runway. The pilot reported that the airplane became airborne again and he attempted to abort the landing. As he advanced the throttle, the airplane's left wing struck the corn crop along the left side of the runway. The airplane came to rest on the runway facing northwest. The pilot listed no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane. The damage to the airplane included a bent right wing tip, bent propeller, and a buckled firewall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.