# Accident 19840915052339A: Cessna 152, Key West, FL, September 15, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1984, 11:12 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5490° N, 81.7799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5490&lon=-81.7799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5348B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5348B) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 84 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840915052339A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING. IMPACT COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR AND DAMAGED THE FIREWALL.

## 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 MIA84LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA254), Sep 15, 1984: Cessna 152 (N5348B), Key West, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5348B (1)

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

- [Incident 19910916047579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910916047579I), Sep 16, 1991: Cessna 152 (N5348B), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Aircraft ground looped on landing rollout. Left tail wheel spring broke allowing tail wheel to offset to one side.

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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