Aviation Accident Summary FTW85LA049

DENVER CITY, TX, USA

Aircraft #1

N64975

CESSNA 152

Analysis

PLT CITED GUST ON LANDING CAUSED ACFT TO DRIFT TO RIGHT, PLT VISUAL ACUTENESS REDUCED BY LANDING INTO SETTING SUN. CORRECTIVE CONTROL INPUT OF LEFT AILERON WAS EXCESSIVE, CAUSING LEFT WING TO DROP TO GROUND CONTACT. ACFT PIVOTED ABOUT LEFT WING TIP AND CAME TO REST.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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