# Accident 20010510017009A: Cessna 152, Easton, MD, May 10, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2001, 09:00 local time
- Place: Easton, MD
- Airport: Easton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8042° N, 76.0689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8042&lon=-76.0689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N135GB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135GB-2017-04-04) (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 O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 400 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010510017009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A CROSSWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 22 AT THE EASTON, MD, MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES AND IMPACTED THE NOSE WHEEL, CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL TO FAIL.  THE NOSEWHEEL FAILURE INCLUDED DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND SURROUNDING FUSELAGE SKIN.        (.4) ON MAY 10, 2001, ABOUT 0900 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N135GB, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT EASTON/NEWNAM FIELD (ESN), EASTON, MARYLAND. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE DEPARTED MARTIN STATE AIRPORT (MTN), BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ABOUT 0830, DESTINED FOR EASTON. AS HE APPROACHED EASTON, ATIS REPORTED THE WINDS WERE FROM 330 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS, AND RUNWAY 15/33 WAS CLOSED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. THE PILOT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 22, AND "KEPT IN EXTRA AIRSPEED" TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND. THE PILOT NOTICED THAT HE WAS "COMING DOWN A LITTLE FASTER THAN NORMAL" AND AS HE CROSSED THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, THE AIRPLANE WAS BLOWN TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE "F LARED" EARLY" IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND THE AIRPLANE "BEFORE IT DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY." THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED TWICE, AND DURING THE SECOND BOUNCE IT REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF 20 FEET BEFORE COMING BACK DOWN AND IMPACTING THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF, AND THE AIRPLANE SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED 400 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, ALL OF WHICH WERE IN MAKE AND MODEL. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR NOSE WHEEL HAD COLLAPSED, AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED TO THE FIREWALL. AT 0855, THE WINDS REPORTED AT AN AIR FORCE BASE 34 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST, WERE FROM 320 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS.

## 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 IAD01LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA055), May 10, 2001: Cessna 152 (N135GB), Easton, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare. A factor was the crosswind.

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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