# Accident 19830816045279A: Cessna 152, Medina, NY, August 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1983, 17:30 local time
- Place: Medina, NY
- Airport: Maple Ridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2092° N, 78.3800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2092&lon=-78.3800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5333B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 119 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830816045279A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO ARREST SINK RATE ON LANDING, BOUNCED, CAME DOWN ON NOSE WHEEL AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 NYC83LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA215), Aug 16, 1983: Cessna 152 (N5333B), Medina, NY, 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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