# Accident 19830417016239A: Cessna 152, Cotulla, TX, April 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1983, 12:00 local time
- Place: Cotulla, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4308° N, 99.2308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4308&lon=-99.2308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68320, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68320-1984-04-02) (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: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830417016239A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON A DOWNWIND LANDING. COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. STUDENT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.

## 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 FTW83LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA208), Apr 17, 1983: Cessna 152 (N68320), Cotulla, TX, substantial damage

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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