# Accident 19970716019009A: Cessna 152, Sherman, TX, July 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1997, 18:00 local time
- Place: Sherman, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6603° N, 96.7007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6603&lon=-96.7007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4870B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4870B-2000-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970716019009A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY. (-23) ON JULY 16, 1997, AT 1745 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152 AIRPLANE, N4870B, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE LANDING AT THE SHERMAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEAR SHERMAN, TEXAS. THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY WHITMIRE ENTERPRISES INC., AND OPERATED BY THE SOUTH CENTRAL FLYING SERVICE, BOTH OF SHERMAN, TEXAS, UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR WHICH A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED FROM THE SHERMAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1715. A WITNESS AT THE AIRPORT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 16 AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AFTER THE AIRPLANE PORPOISED TWICE, COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE WITNESS ADDED THAT AFTER THE PROPELLER IMPACTED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, COMING TO REST IN THE INVERTED POSITION.

## 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 FTW97LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA271), Jul 16, 1997: Cessna 152 (N4870B), Sherman, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed landing flare and his improper bounced landing recovery technique.

## Other reports on N4870B (3)

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

- [Accident 19930105000149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930105000149A), Jan 5, 1993: Cessna 152 (N4870B), Wichita Falls, TX, Substantial damage. Private license pending. Lost directional control landing. Ran off runway struck a culvert and nose over.
- [Incident 19911007061349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911007061349I), Oct 7, 1991: Cessna 152 (N4870B), Fort Worth, TX. Engine lost power. Forced landing in a field. Pump discharge tube assembly came loose from carburetor.
- [Accident 19890415008059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890415008059A), Apr 15, 1989: Cessna 152 (N4870B), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Porpoised on landing and collapsed the nose gear.

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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