Cessna 152 N25979

Summary

On 6 December 2014 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N25979 was involved in an accident near Berrien Springs, 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

6 December 2014 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Andrews University Airpark (C20)

Coordinates

41.9497, -86.3667

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N25979

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Berrien Springs → Berrien Springs

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN15CA073

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing and his poor decision not to abort the landing before the airplane traveled off the end of the airstrip.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot landed on the 1,944 foot long grass airstrip and traveled off the end of the airstrip, crossing a paved intersecting runway. The airplane continued to travel another 60 feet where it struck an embankment. The airplane traveled another 30 feet before nosing over causing substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot stated that a gust of wind caused him to lose directional control of the airplane before it nosed over; however wind reported at a nearby airport was variable at 6 knots. It could not be determined if the airplane touched down at too high of an airspeed or if the pilot landed long on the airstrip.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.