# Incident 19821015057309I: Cessna 152, Porterville, CA, October 15, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1982, 12:30 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Airport: Porterville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0296° N, 119.0627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTERVILLE MUNI (PTV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0296&lon=-119.0627&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4983B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4983B-2013-08-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 58 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821015057309I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ELECTED TO LAND ON CROSSWIND RUNWAY. PORPOISED ON LANDING, COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N4983B (1)

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

- [Incident 19960220006659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960220006659I), Feb 20, 1996: Cessna 152 (N4983B), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: on February 20, 1996, at approximately 12:30 p.m., local, Cessna 152'S, N4983B, operated by madhusmita patnaik, right leading wing tip struck the…

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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