ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299276
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 March 2000 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Aero-smith Inc |
| Registration: | N67639 |
| MSN: | 15281955 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6710 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | HAZELTON, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | MARTINSBURG , WV (MRB |
| (KHZL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While landing on runway 10, the airplane initially touched down on the right main landing gear first and the nose shifted unexpectedly to the left. The pilot centered the rudder and inputted left aileron in an attempt to get the left main landing gear on the ground; however, the airplane continued to drift to the left. The airplane departed the left side of the runway, and came to rest in a ditch. Winds reported at a nearby airport were from 340 degrees at 4 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC00LA101
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 May 2017 | N67639 | US Aviation Group | 0 | Denton Enterprise Airport, TX (KDTO) | |
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| 16-Oct-2022 04:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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