Cessna 152 N6165M

Summary

On 8 August 2010 at about 03:57 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6165M, operated by Ahart Aviation, was involved in an accident near Livermore, California, United States. 2 people were 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

8 August 2010 at 03:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Livermore, California, United States

Nearest airport

Livermore Municipal Airport (KLVK)

Coordinates

37.6894, -121.8189

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N6165M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ahart Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Merced → Livermore

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10CA390

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during final approach, resulting in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that after an uneventful cross-country flight, he returned to the airport to practice three landings. The first two landings were normal and uneventful. During final approach of the third landing, the airplane encountered a wind shear and, despite the pilot’s control inputs, the airplane entered a nose dive. The airplane impacted the runway and slid about 40 feet, substantially damaging the airplane’s firewall. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine prior to the accident. The accident airport’s weather observation system reported at the time of the accident wind from 300 degrees at 12 knots. The pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented by using higher than normal airspeed in gusty wind conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.