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January 27, 1988 · Cessna 152 · N4914H
El Toro, CA
Overview
Report Status
Preliminary report
Event Type
Accident
Date
January 27, 1988
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
El Toro, CA
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Tail Number
N4914H
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
LAX88LA099
THE STUDENT PLT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-&-GO LANDINGS & WAS CLEARED FOR AN APCH BEHIND A C-130. HE STATED THAT HE NOTED THE TOUCHDOWN POINT OF THE C-130 & PLANNED HIS APCH TO REMAIN ABOVE THE C-130'S FLT PATH. HOWEVER, JUST BEFORE LANDING, WHEN THE ACFT WAS AT ABOUT 10' AGL, IT ENCTRD WAKE TURBULANCE FROM THE C-130. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT LANDED HARD & THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. FIRE ERUPTED, BUT IT WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED BY FIRE/RESCUE PERSONNEL. AN EXAM OF THE SKID MARKS REVEALED THE CESSNA HAD CONTACTED THE RWY WELL SHORT OF WHERE MOST OF THE C-130 TRAFFIC HAD BEEN LANDING.
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THE STUDENT PLT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-&-GO LANDINGS & WAS CLEARED FOR AN APCH BEHIND A C-130. HE STATED THAT HE NOTED THE TOUCHDOWN POINT OF THE C-130 & PLANNED HIS APCH TO REMAIN ABOVE THE C-130'S FLT PATH. HOWEVER, JUST BEFORE LANDING, WHEN THE ACFT WAS AT ABOUT 10' AGL, IT ENCTRD WAKE TURBULANCE FROM THE C-130. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT LANDED HARD & THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. FIRE ERUPTED, BUT IT WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED BY FIRE/RESCUE PERSONNEL. AN EXAM OF THE SKID MARKS REVEALED THE CESSNA HAD CONTACTED THE RWY WELL SHORT OF WHERE MOST OF THE C-130 TRAFFIC HAD BEEN LANDING.
Flight
Event TypeAccident
Event Time16:50 PST
Nearest AirportEl Toro Mcas (0nm N)
Runway34
Runway Length8000 ft
Flight Plan FiledVFR
Aircraft FireGrd
Aircraft ExplosionNo
Aircraft
AircraftCessna 152
Tail NumberN4914H
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-235-L2C · Reciprocating · 110
Seats2
People & Injuries
Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 29 · Third Class
Conditions
ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind10° @ 1 kt
Visibility7 sm
CeilingBroken clouds 20000 ft
Temperature / Dew Point70 F / 28 C
Altimeter29.00 inHg
Observation Time00:40
Weather SourceWFAC