# Accident 19830212003879A: Cessna 152, Lubbock, TX, February 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1983, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Town & Country
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5502° N, 101.8593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5502&lon=-101.8593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5283P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5283P-1993-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830212003879A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF RUNWAY AND LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH FOOT HIGH DIRT BANK.

## 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 FTW83LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA118), Feb 12, 1983: Cessna 152 (N5283P), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5283P (1)

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

- [Accident 19930410008849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930410008849A), Apr 10, 1993: Cessna 152 (N5283P), Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. Tried to takeoff in severe gusty crosswind. Lost control, nosed over. Crosswind component vastly exceeded.

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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