# Accident 20030407004049A: Cessna 152, Butte, MT, April 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2003, 15:45 local time
- Place: Butte, MT
- Airport: Bert Mooney
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9547° N, 112.4975° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9547&lon=-112.4975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48733, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48733-2004-02-13) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030407004049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SOLO STUDENT PILOT STATED HE BALLOONED ON FLARE DUE TO GUST OF WIND, AND OVERCORRECTED WITH NOSE-DOWN CONTROL INPUT, CAUSING HARD LANDING, NOSE WHEEL FIRST. NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF, FUEL LEAK RESULTED IN FIRE. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. STUDENT PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURY.

## 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 SEA03LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA057), Apr 7, 2003: Cessna 152 (N48733), Butte, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty variable wind conditions and his improper flare. Factors include gusty and variable winds .

## Other reports on N48733 (1)

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

- [Incident 19861003059819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861003059819I), Oct 3, 1986: Cessna 152 (N48733), San Diego, CA. Total power loss after takeoff. Safe landing. Recent history of unexplained power loss.

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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