# Accident 20050918023209A: Cessna 152, Olympia, WA, September 18, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2005, 14:20 local time
- Place: Olympia, WA
- Airport: Olympia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9706° N, 122.9022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9706&lon=-122.9022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49189, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49189) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 22 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050918023209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC STATED HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 AT OLM, WHEN HE OVERCONTROLLED THE AIRPLANE AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THIS CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND. PIC WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE RIGHT TIRE ROLLED OFF THE RIM AND THE RIGHT WING TIP AND AILERON WERE DAMAGED. CLASSIFIED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO FLIGHT CONTROL DAMAGE. WINDS WERE LIGHT (5 KNOTS OR LESS). THE CESSNA 152 HAS CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR (TAIL WHEEL MODIFICATION).

## 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 SEA05LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA196), Sep 18, 2005: Cessna 152 (N49189), Olympia, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of aircraft control during landing roll, and airplane's subsequent inadvertent ground loop.

## Other reports on N49189 (3)

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

- [Accident 20220712012369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220712012369A), Jul 12, 2022: Cessna 152 (N49189), Hillsboro, OH, Substantial damage. During a crosswind approach and landing the airman made a hard landing and was unable to maintain directional control which lead to the aircraft departing the…
- [Incident 20010211005379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010211005379I), Feb 11, 2001: Cessna 152 (N49189), Taylorville, IL, Minor damage. (-23) IGL1920010017-ON February 11, 2001, at approx. 1000 hours local, a Cessna 150, N49189, executed a landing at Taylorville, IL. Upon touchdown the a/c…
- [Incident 19901002059109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901002059109I), Oct 2, 1990: Cessna 152 (N49189), Urbana, IL, Minor damage. Fuel exhaustion. Landed in a corn field where aircraft came to a stop in an inverted position.

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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