Cackleberry Airport (FAA LID: 2E8) is a privately owned, public use airport located five nautical miles (6 mi, 9 km) north of the central business district of Dexter, a village in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States.[1][2]
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| Serves | Dexter, MI | ||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (-5) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | -4 (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 898 ft / 274 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°25′27″N 83°52′13″W / 42.4242413°N 83.8702754°W | ||||||||||
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Facilities and aircraft edit
Cackleberry Airport covers an area of 40 acres (16 ha) at an elevation of 890 feet (271 m) above mean sea level.
It has one runway, which is designated 6/24 and has a turf surface. It measures 2,113 x 100 ft (644 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 100 aircraft operations per year, all general aviation. For the same time period, 2 aircraft are based on the field, both single-engine airplanes.[1][2][3][4]
The airport does not have a fixed-base operator, and no fuel is available.[5]
Accidents and incidents edit
- On May 11, 2019, a Cessna 172 Skyhawk snapped in half and folded during takeoff at Cackleberry Airport. The people on board survived with moderate injuries. The pilot reported he took off with 10° of flaps and cleaned up the airplane and trimmed it for normal climb at 75 knots. Engine power was normal at the time. 100' above the ground and 2/3 down the runway, the aircraft decelerated to 65 knots. The pilot leveled the aircraft and reported no stall horn sounded, though he did not notice whether the engine was still running. The pilot verified that the throttle was full open, the mixture was full rich, the carburetor heat was off, and the elevators were in the neutral position, but the airplane continued to decelerate and rapidly descend. In an attempt to level the airplane, he smoothly pulled the yoke aft, but the airplane did not pitch up. The nosewheel impacted the ground, and the airplane nosed over. The probable cause was found to he the airplane's failure to maintain a climb for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.[6][7][8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for 2E8 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 5, 2012.
- ^ a b "(2E8) Cackleberry Airport". www.aopa.org. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "AirNav: 2E8 - Cackleberry Airport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "2E8 - Cackleberry Airport | SkyVector". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Cackleberry Airport Overview and FBOs (Dexter, MI) [2E8]". FlightAware. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ Burns, Gus (2019-05-16). "Passengers of plane that folded in half on takeoff are 'fine,' airport manager says". mlive. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Accident Cessna 172M Skyhawk N21794, 11 May 2019". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Cessna 172M Skyhawk, N21794: Accident occurred May 11, 2019 at Cackleberry Airport (2E8), Dexter, Washtenaw County, Michigan". Kathryn's Report. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
External links edit
- "Cackleberry Airport (2E8)" (PDF). at the Michigan Airport Directory
- Aerial image as of April 1998 from USGS The National Map
- Cackleberry Airport on LocalWiki
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 2E8
- AirNav airport information for 2E8
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 2E8