# Accident 19820418011919A: Cessna 152, Long Beach, CA, April 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1982, 09:20 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8179° N, 118.1519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LONG BEACH (DAUGHERTY FLD) (LGB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8179&lon=-118.1519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5513L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5513L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FUA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820418011919A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WITNESS SAID AIRCRAFT MADE NORMAL LANDING AND THEN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX82FUA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUA13), Apr 18, 1982: Cessna 152 (N5513L), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5513L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010603019379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010603019379I), Jun 3, 2001: Cessna 152 (N5513L), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot on local solo flight landed in a slight crosswind. The plane swerved to the left and the right wing came up. The airplane nosed over…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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