19980102000079A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Everglades, FL · January 2, 1998

Date: January 2, 1998 · 13:54 local
Place: Everglades, FL
Airport: Everglades Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N757VT
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA98LA050
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 193 total60 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N757VTRegistration cancelled Dec 22, 2014 · Cessna 152S/N 15280044 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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.

Lost control landing in gusty crosswind. Hit nose first. Tore off nose gear wind exceeded crosswind component. (-23) the aircraft sustained substantial damage to the nose as a result of the nose gear being ripped from the aircraft and the fuselage was bent aft of the main gear as a result of the impact, there were no indications of a airworthiness problem with the aircraft or the airport that may have contributed to this accident. The damage to the aircraft and the runway surface indicated a hard or severe nose down landing had occurred. The total hours of the pilot were not available at this time, he was issued a certificate based on a foreign pilot's certificate and was not available for an interview, he had left the united states. The aircraft records are being reviewed by the chdo/pmi from orlando, Florida.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. HIT NOSE FIRST. TORE OFF NOSE GEAR WIND EXCEEDED CROSSWIND COMPONENT. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AS A RESULT OF THE NOSE GEAR BEING RIPPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FUSELAGE WAS BENT AFT OF THE MAIN GEAR AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT, THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF A AIRWORTHINESS PROBLEM WITH THE AIRCRAFT OR THE AIRPORT THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE RUNWAY SURFACE INDICATED A HARD OR SEVERE NOSE DOWN LANDING HAD OCCURRED. THE TOTAL HOURS OF THE PILOT WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME, HE WAS ISSUED A CERTIFICATE BASED ON A FOREIGN PILOT'S CERTIFICATE AND WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW, HE HAD LEFT THE UNITED STATES. THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS ARE BEING REVIEWED BY THE CHDO/PMI FROM ORLANDO, FLORIDA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA98LA050Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEverglades City, FLthe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to properly flare the airplane, which resulted in a hard landing and overload failure of the nose gear. The unfavorable wind conditions were related factors.Jan 2, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N757VT · 2

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

Incident 19900731042839ILevel Off Touchdown · Chicago/Aurora, ILPilot made a hard landing. Aircraft bounced and porpoised until nosewheel tire failed.Jul 31, 1990 · Minor damage Accident 19790703013509ALevel Off Touchdown · West Mifflin, PAStudent made hard landing. Bent engine mount and prop.Jul 3, 1979 · Substantial damage