29.0227° N, 81.2865° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of DeLand, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 22, 1983 · 12:45 local
Place
Deland, FL
Airport
Deland
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N25828
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
468 total103 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Flight instructor failed to check high sink rate on final. Sheared off nose gear landing short of runway.
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO CHECK HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL.SHEARED OFF NOSE GEAR LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY.